Wong v The Commonwealth

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAFRENCH CJ,GUMMOW, KIRBY, HAYNE, HEYDON, CRENNAN AND KIEFEL JJMatter No S362/2008CHEE KAN KENNETH WONG  APPELLANTANDCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA & ANOR  RESPONDENTSMatter No S363/2008ASHRAF THABIT SELIM  APPELLANTANDVINAYAK (VINOO) LELE, PATRICK TAN AND DAVID RIVETT CONSTITUTING THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES REVIEW COMMITTEE NO 309 & ORS  RESPONDENTSWong v Commonwealth of Australia Selim v Lele, Tan and Rivett constituting the Professional Services Review Committee No 309[2009] HCA 32 February 2009S362/2008 & S363/2008ORDERMatter No S362/20081.        Appeal dismissed. 2.Appellant to pay the costs of the first respondent.Matter No S363/20081.        Appeal dismissed. 2.Appellant to pay the costs of the first, third and fourth respondents.On appeal from the Federal Court of AustraliaRepresentationD F Jackson QC with M A Robinson and J Chambers for the appellant in both matters (instructed by TressCox Lawyers)S J Gageler SC, Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth with R M Henderson and K M Richardson for the first respondent in S362/2008 and intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth in S363/2008 (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)Submitting appearances for the second respondent in both mattersR M Henderson for the first, third and fourth respondents in S363/2008 (instructed by Sparke Helmore)P J Davis SC with G J D del Villar intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the State of Queensland in both matters (instructed by Crown Law (Qld))Notice:  This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.CATCHWORDSWong v Commonwealth of AustraliaSelim v Lele, Tan and Rivett constituting the Professional Services Review...