Australia, June 27 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 27:
1. The Applicant is a "registrable person" under the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) (CPOR Act). The Applicant made an administrative review application to the Tribunal seeking a full exemption from, or reduction of, his reporting obligations for two separate periods of time that he was overseas totalling 2,024 days.
2. The Respondent made an application for summary dismissal of the proceedings on the basis that the proceedings are of no practical utility, misconceived and lacking in substance.
3. The Tribunal has dismissed the proceedings primarily because the Tribunal has no power to make the order...