Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v Treasury Wine Estates Limited [2017] FCAFC 98

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v Treasury Wine Estates Limited [2017] FCAFC 98 Appeal from: Jones v Treasury Wine Estates Limited (No 2) [2017] FCA 296

File number: NSD 600 of 2017

Judge: JAGOT, YATES AND MURPHY JJ

Date of judgment: 20 June 2017

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – representative proceedings under Part IVA of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – application by class member for leave to appeal interlocutory orders – power to make class closure order – exercise of discretion to make class closure order – whether opt out notice in representative proceeding was materially misleading – decisions not attended by sufficient doubt and substantial injustice would not result – leave to appeal refused

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 33A, s 33C, 33V, 33X, 33Y, 33ZC, s 33ZF

Cases cited: Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Phillip Morris Inc (1981) 148 CLR 170; [1981] HCA 39 Blairgowrie Trading Ltd v Allco Finance Group Limited (Receivers & Managers appointed) (In Liq) (No 3) [2017] FCA 330 Bufalo v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2011] FCAFC 111 Camping Warehouse Australia Pty Ltd (formerly Mountain Buggy Australia Pty Ltd) v Downer EDI Ltd [2015] VSC 122 Cement Australia Pty Ltd v ACCC (2010) 187 FCR 261; [2010] FCAFC 101 Décor Corp v Dart Industries Inc (1991) 33 FCR 397; [1991] FCA 844 Earglow Pty Ltd v Newcrest Mining Ltd [2016] FCA 1433 Farey v National Australia Bank [2014] FCA 1242 Fernando v Ruddock [2000] FCA 1151 Hogan v Australian Crime Commission (2010) 240 CLR 651; [2010] HCA 21 House v R (1936) 55 CLR 499 HP Mercantile Pty Ltd v Plevey [2014] NSWCA 374 In re the Will of F.B. Gilbert (dec.) (1946) 46 SR (NSW) 318 Inabu Pty Ltd v Leighton Holdings Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 622 Jones v Treasury Wine Estates Limited (No 2) [2017] FCA 296 Kelly v Willmott Forests Ltd (in liquidation)(No 4) [2016] FCA 323 King v GIO Australia Holdings Limited [2001] FCA 270 Kirby v Centro Properties Limited (2008) 253 ALR 65; [2008] FCA 1505 Lenijamar Pty Ltd v AGC (Advances) Ltd (1990) 27 FCR 388; [1990] FCA 520 Matthews v SPI Electricity & SPI Electricity Pty Ltd v Utility Services Corporation Ltd (Ruling No 13) (2013) 39 VR 255; [2013] VSC 17 Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v Treasury Wines Estates Limited (2016) 243 FCR 474; [2016] FCA 787 Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v Treasury Wine Estates Limited (No 2) [2017] FCA 449 Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v Treasury Wines Estates Limited (No 3) [2014] VSC 340 Mitic v OZ Minerals Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCA 409 Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd v Victoria (2002) 211 CLR 1; [2002] HCA 27 Newstart 123 Pty Ltd v Billabong International Ltd [2016] FCA 1194 Oswal v Burrup Fertilisers Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) [2011] FCAFC 117 P Dawson Nominees Pty Ltd v Brookfield Multiplex Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 176 Rawson Finances Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2010] FCAFC 139 State of New South Wales v Kable (2013) 252 CLR 118; [2013] HCA 26 Thomas v Powercor Australia Ltd (Ruling No 1) [2010] VSC 489 Treasury Wines Estates Limited v Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd (2014) 318 ALR 121; [2014] VSCA 351 Vuax v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 158 Water Board v Moustakas (1988) 180 CLR 491; [1988] HCA 12 Winterford v Pfizer Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 1199 Australian Law Reform Commission, Grouped Proceedings in the Federal Court, Report No 46 (Canberra, 1988) Grave D, Adams K and Betts J, Class Actions in Australia (2nd ed, Lawbook Co, 2012)