Mawhinney v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (No 2) [2022] FCAFC 205

Federal Court of Australia

Mawhinney v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (No 2) [2022] FCAFC 205 Appeal from: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v M101 Nominees Pty Ltd (No 3) [2021] FCA 354

File number: VID 244 of 2021

Judgment of: ALLSOP CJ, O'BRYAN AND CHEESEMAN JJ

Date of judgment: 22 December 2022

Catchwords: COSTS – costs of the appeal – application by interested persons for indemnity costs – application by appellant for indemnity costs and Bullock order – applicable principles in the context of a successful appeal but where the proceeding is to be remitted for retrial PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – where no application for a special costs order is made at the time orders pronounced – application to vary costs order after the order is entered – power of the Court to vary a costs order pronounced and entered

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 14(3), 37M(2), 43 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 39.05, 40.01, 40.02

Cases cited: Australian Trade Commission v Disktravel [2000] FCA 62 Bullock v London General Omnibus Co [1907] 1 KB 264 Caboolture Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (in liq) v White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd (1993) 45 FCR 224 CGU Insurance Ltd v AAI Ltd [2016] NSWCA 335 Colgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 Commonwealth v McCormack (1984) 155 CLR 273 De L v Director-General, NSW Department of Community Services (No 2) (1997) 190 CLR 207 Firebird Global Master Fund II Ltd v Republic of Nauru (No 2) [2015] HCA 53; 327 ALR 192 Flint v Richard Busuttil & Co Pty Ltd (2013) 216 FCR 375 Foots v Southern Cross Mine Management Pty Ltd (2007) 234 CLR 52 Fritz v Hobson (1880) 14 Ch D 542 Gould v Vaggelas (1985) 157 CLR 215 Johnston v Cameron [2002] FCAFC 301 Kazar v Kargarian (2011) 197 FCR 113 L Shaddock & Associates Pty Ltd v Parramatta City Council (No 2) (1982) 151 CLR 590 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Life Therapeutics Ltd v Bell IXL Investments Ltd (No 2) (2008) 170 FCR 595 Mawhinney v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2022] FCAFC 159 Mayfair Wealth Partners Pty Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2022] FCAFC 170 McCracken v Phoenix Constructions (Queensland) Pty Ltd [2013] FCAFC 87 Metwally v University of Wollongong [1985] HCA 28; 60 ALR 68 Notaras v Barcelona Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 617 O'Keeffe Nominees Pty Ltd v BP Australia Ltd (No 2) (1995) 55 FCR 591 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Owston Nominees No 2 Pty Ltd v Branir Pty Ltd (2003) 129 FCR 558 Queensland North Australia Pty Ltd v Takeovers Panel (No 2) (2015) 236 FCR 370 Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty Ltd v Compton (2016) 247 FCR 387 Raybos Australia Pty Ltd v Tectran Corporation Pty Ltd [1988] HCA 2; 77 ALR 190 Ruddock v Vadarlis (2001) 115 FCR 229 Siminton v Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (No 2) [2008] FCAFC 113 Smith v NSW Bar Association (1992) 176 CLR 256 State of Victoria v Sportsbet Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCAFC 174 Tristar Steering and Suspension Australia Ltd v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales (No 2) (2007) 159 FCR 274 Water Board v Moustakas [1988] HCA 12; 180 CLR 491