Federal Court of Australia
CATCHWORDS
Administrative Law - Judicial Review - Documents in possession of Nationai Companies and Securities Commission - Whether exempt under s.38 - Consideration of secrecy provisions in statutes -~
Whether s.47 of National Companies and Securities Commission Act
is anenactment of the kand referred to in 5.38 - Whether a corporation can have "personal affairs" within the meaning of
s.12.
Freedom of Information Act 1982 ss. 12 and 38.
National Companies and Securities Commission Act s.47.
THE NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED & ORS. v NATIONAL COMPANTES AND SECURITIES COMMISSION
No. G312 of 1983
CORAM: Bowen C.J., St. John and Fisher JJ, 1 March 1984
Sydney
IN THE FEDERAL C
OQURT OF AUSTRALIA)
NEW SOUTH WALES
) DISTPICT REGISTRY)
GENERAL DIVISION
) )
No.N.S.W. G312 of On appeal from the General Administrative Division of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal constituted by
J.D. Davies, J. President
BETWEEN:
THE NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED MIRROR NEWSPAPERS LIMITED,
NATIONWIDE NEWS PTY. LIMITED, and
CONTROL INVESTMENTS PTY. LIMITED.
Appellants
AND
NATIONAL COMPANIES AND SECURITIES COMMISSTON
Respondent
ORDER
JUDGES MAKING ORDER: Bowen C.J.,
WHERE MADE: DATE:
Sydney
1 March 1984
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
St. John and Fisher JJ.
i. The appeal be upheld. 2. The cross-appeal be upheld. 3. The matter be remitted to the Administrative Appeals
Tribunal.
The National Companies and Securities Commission pay to
The News Corporation Limited, Mirror Newspapers Limited, Nationwide News Pty. Limited and Control Investments Pty. Limited half their costs of the appeal and
cross-appeal.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA)
) No.N.S.W. G312 of NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY) 1983
) GENERAL DIVISION )
On appeal from the General Administrative Division of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal constituted by J.D. Davies, J. President
BETWEEN: THE NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED MIRROR NEWSPAPERS LIMITED,
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