Harrington v Rich [2008] FCAFC 61

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Harrington v Rich [2008] FCAFC 61

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for leave to appeal from interlocutory decision – principal proceedings settled after argument had concluded on the application for leave – whether Court should exercise its discretion to proceed to judgment Constitution, Ch III Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 657A (2)(b) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 24(1A) Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth), s 46PO Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 78B Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) Attorney-General (Cth) v Alinta Ltd (2008) 242 ALR 1 distinguished Australian Pipeline Ltd v Alinta (2006) 159 FCR 301 referred to Bass v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 334 discussed Bonan v Hadgkiss (2007) 160 FCR 29 discussed Décor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1991) 33 FCR 397 applied Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Plowman (1995) 128 ALR 391 followed Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Industrial Equity Ltd (2000) 98 FCR 573 cited Hope Downs Management Services Pty Ltd v Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd [2002] ATPR 40,501 (41-733); [1999] FCA 1652 discussed Long v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCAFC 438 cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v Al Masri (2003) 126 FCR 54 cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v SBAN [2002] FCAFC 431 cited Rich v Harrington [2007] FCA 1987 discussed Vanstone v Clark (2005) 147 FCR 299 discussed

ANTHONY HARRINGTON & OTHER RESPONDENTS (OTHER THAN CAMERON ANTHONY CLYNE, DONAL GRAHAM, ANTHONY JOHN RUMBLE AND FRASER GRAHAM ROSS) v CHRISTINA MADELEINE RICH

NSD 2522 OF 2007

sackville, emmett & jacobson jj

18 APRIL 2008

SYDNEY

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 2522 OF 2007