Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia [2012] FCAFC 169 Citation: Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia [2012] FCAFC 169
Appeal from: Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia (No 3) [2012] FCA 637
Parties: PETER JAMES SPENCER v COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA and STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES
File number: NSD 856 of 2012
Judge: KEANE CJ, DOWSETT AND JAGOT JJ
Date of judgment: 26 November 2012
Catchwords: EVIDENCE – public interest immunity – class claims
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth)
Cases cited: Attorney-General v Jonathan Cape Ltd [1976] 1 QB 752 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v P Dawson Nominees Pty Ltd (2008) 169 FCR 227; [2008] FCAFC 123 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v P Dawson Nominees Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 183 In re British Slag Ltd [1963] 1 WLR 727 Commonwealth v Northern Land Council (1993) 176 CLR 604; [1993] HCA 24 Conway v Rimmer [1968] AC 910 Decor Corp Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1991) 33 FCR 397 House v R (1936) 55 CLR 499 Lanyon Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1974) 129 CLR 650 Police Federation of Australia v Nixon (2011) 198 FCR 267; [2011] FCAFC 161 Sankey v Whitlam (1978) 142 CLR 1 Spencer v Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118; [2010] HCA 28 State of New South Wales v Public Transport Ticketing Corp [2011] NSWCA 60 State of New South Wales v Ryan (1998) 101 LGERA 246 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd (1950) 81 CLR 418 Whitlam v Australian Consolidated Press Ltd (1985) 73 FLR 414 Young v Quin (1985) 4 FCR 483
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