Suganya Pathan ( Pathanjalimanoharar )


Barrister

Secretary:
Admitted:
13 Apr 2010
Bar:
2 May 2019
Location:
Room 1610, Castan Chambers,
460 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, 3000
Call Foley’s on 03 9225 7777 to discuss availability
PROFILE

Suganya has a broad practice in public and commercial law. She regularly appears on behalf of both government and private clients.

Since coming to the Bar, she has appeared in the Supreme, County and Magistrates’ Courts, as well as in the Federal Court and the FCFCOA. She has also appeared in various royal commissions, inquiries, inquests and planning panels.

She has a particular interest in matters involving the use of expert witnesses and technical evidence.

Suganya also often appears in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), including in the Planning and Environment Division, the Review and Regulation List, and the Human Rights Division.

Some of Suganya’s recent cases are listed at the Extended Biography tab above.

Suganya commenced her career at Herbert Geer (now Thomson Geer) where she was a commercial litigator for five years. She has also been a Principal Solicitor at the Environment Protection Authority and at the Department of Health and Human Services.

Suganya recently completed her Master of Public & International Law at the University of Melbourne, with a First Class Honours average mark. She also has Bachelor degrees in Law (with Honours) and Science (majoring in Mathematics & Statistics) from the same university.

Suganya read with Georgina Costello KC and her senior mentor is Claire Harris SC.

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      AREAS OF PRACTICE

      Appellate
      Commercial Law
      Environmental Law & Planning Law
      Government
      Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law
      Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
      Public Law & Administrative Law
      EXTENDED BIOGRAPHY

      Nonferral Recycling Pty Ltd v EPA [2023] VSC 292

      Application for declaratory relief as to validity of clean up notices issued under the Environment Protection Act 1970 — led by Tom Howard SC, for the Defendant

       

      Daemen v Kingston CC [2023] VCAT 802 (18 July 2023)

      Application for planning permit where threshold distance not met and objectors raised amenity (odour) issues — unled, for referral authority

       

      Dau and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, and Multicultural Affairs (Migration) [2023] AATA 472 (23 March 2023)

      Successful merits review of character cancellation decision — unled, for the Applicant

       

      Bayside Residents for Council Accountability Inc v Bayside CC [2022] VCAT 606

      Application for declarations under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 — unled, for the Applicant

        

      AAN17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2021] FCA 1541

      Judicial review of migration decision — instructed by VLA for the Applicant

       

      Crib Point Project Inquiry (EES) [2021] PPV 11 (22 February 2021)

      Environment Effects Act Inquiry and Advisory Committee and Panel considering a proposed gas import jetty facility at Crib Point and gas transmission pipeline — with Jane Sharp, Robert Forrester and Sean McArdle, instructed by Environmental Justice Australia on behalf of 3 environmental groups who successfully opposed the project

       

      Distinctive Areas and Landscapes Standing Advisory Committee - Referral No 2 (AC) [2022] PPV 41

      Acted for a party in DALSAC hearings concerning the Bellarine Peninsula Statement of Planning Policy

       

      Fire Rescue Commissioner v Building Appeals Board & Ors [2021] VSC 217

      Judicial review of decision of Building Appeals Board — led by Georgina Costello KC, for the Fire Rescue Commissioner

       

      Advanced Composting Technology Australasia Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2021] VCAT 448
      Merits review of decision to refuse works approval for composting facility processing medium and high risk organic wastes — unled, for the EPA

       

      South Gippsland Region Water Corporation v Environment Protection Authority [2020] VCAT 931
      Preliminary hearing on a question of law regarding EPA powers to issue pollution abatement notices — unled, for the EPA

       

      Renex Op Co Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2020] VCAT 782
      Application for summary dismissal of a third-party review application under the Environment Protection Act 1970, heard together with application for declarations — unled, for the EPA

       

      Matuschka v Glenelg SC [2020] VCAT 1452 
      Proceedings reviewing the grant of a Council planning permit and an EPA works approval — unled, for the EPA

       

      Re LB [2020] VSC 232 (30 April 2020)
      Major review of a custodial supervision order under the Crimes (Mental Impairment & Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 — unled, for the Secretary to the Department of Health and Human Services

       

      Australian Education City v Victorian Planning Authority [2020] VSC 177
      Judicial review proceeding — led by Georgina Costello KC and with Adam McBeth, for the Plaintiff

       

      Millar v Ropeload Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 725
      Misleading and deceptive conduct under the Corporations Act and ASIC Act — led by Michael Wyles KC, for the Applicant

       

      DKT16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 208
      Appeal from a migration decision of the Federal Circuit Court — unled, for the Appellant

       

      Re HP (No 2) [2019] VSC 768
      Review of a non-custodial supervision order under the Crimes (Mental Impairment & Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 — unled, for the Secretary to the Department of Health and Human Services

       

      Inquiries, Inquests and Royal Commissions

      St Basil’s Inquest (2021) — led by Mary Anne Hartley KC (and with others) on behalf of the Victorian Department of Health

      COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry (2020) — led by Claire Harris SC (and with others) for the Department of Health and Human Services

      Federal Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability — led by Claire Harris SC as part of a counsel team for the State of Victoria

      State Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System — led by Claire Harris SC as part of a counsel team for the State of Victoria

         

      Other matters

      Representing both applicants and respondents in discrimination / equal opportunity matters in the Victorian and federal jurisdictions, including where issues arise under the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006

      Regulatory prosecution / defence under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 and the Environment Protection Act 2017

        

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      Profile1

      Suganya has a broad practice in public and commercial law. She regularly appears on behalf of both government and private clients.

      Since coming to the Bar, she has appeared in the Supreme, County and Magistrates’ Courts, as well as in the Federal Court and the FCFCOA. She has also appeared in various royal commissions, inquiries, inquests and planning panels.

      She has a particular interest in matters involving the use of expert witnesses and technical evidence.

      Suganya also often appears in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), including in the Planning and Environment Division, the Review and Regulation List, and the Human Rights Division.

      Some of Suganya’s recent cases are listed at the Extended Biography tab above.

      Suganya commenced her career at Herbert Geer (now Thomson Geer) where she was a commercial litigator for five years. She has also been a Principal Solicitor at the Environment Protection Authority and at the Department of Health and Human Services.

      Suganya recently completed her Master of Public & International Law at the University of Melbourne, with a First Class Honours average mark. She also has Bachelor degrees in Law (with Honours) and Science (majoring in Mathematics & Statistics) from the same university.

      Suganya read with Georgina Costello KC and her senior mentor is Claire Harris SC.