Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Facebook Inc v Australian Information Commissioner [2022] FCAFC 9 Appeal from: Australian Information Commissioner v Facebook Inc (No 2) [2020] FCA 1307
File number: NSD 1076 of 2020
Judgment of: ALLSOP CJ, PERRAM, AND YATES JJ
Date of judgment: 7 February 2022
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for leave to appeal interlocutory decision dismissing application to set aside orders permitting service out of the jurisdiction – where originating application seeks relief under Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) ('Act') – where s 5B(3) of the Act requires 'Australian link' – whether Applicant carried on business in Australia – whether installation, operation and removal of cookies on Australian users' devices and management of the Facebook login through Graph API occurred in Australia – whether Applicant collected or held personal information in Australia – whether prima facie case shown – appeal dismissed.
Legislation: Constitution s 92 Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) ss 5B, 6, 6C, 15, Sch 1 (Australian Privacy Principles 6 and 11.1) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 10.42(1), 10.43(1)(a) National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW) ss 124, 125
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi Energia S.R.L (No 4) [2012] FCA 1323; 298 ALR 251 Cornelius v Phillips [1918] AC 199 D'arcy v Myriad Genetics Inc [2014] FCAFC 115; 224 FCR 479 Distillers Co (Biochemicals) Ltd v Thompson [1971] AC 458 Dow Jones v Gutnick [2002] HCA 56; 210 CLR 575 Hope v Bathurst City Council [1980] HCA 16; 144 CLR 1 Gebo Investments (Labuan) Ltd v Signatory Investments Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 544; 190 FLR 209 Jumbunna Coal Mine NL v Victorian Coal Miners' Association (1908) 6 CLR 309 Lowe v Cant [1961] SASR 333 Luckins (Receiver and Manager of Australian Trailways Pty Ltd) v Highway Motel (Carnarvon) Pty Ltd [1975] HCA 50; 133 CLR 164 Mills v Charlesworth (1890) 25 QB 421 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; 194 CLR 355 Smith v Capewell [1979] HCA 48; 142 CLR 509 R v Baxter [1972] 1 QB 1 The Queen v Rogers (No 2) (1877) 3 QBD 28 Valve Corporation v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2017] FCAFC 224 ; 258 FCR 190 Ward v The Queen [1980] HCA 11; 142 CLR 308 Pound, NR "Causation" (1957) 67 Yale Law Journal 1
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