Patton, B.W. v Minister of State for Defence & the Commonwealth of Australia [1986] FCA 188

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TN THE FEDEFAL COURT OF AUSTRALTA QUEENSLAND DISTPICT PECISTIPY GENERAL DIVISTON

ON APPEAL FROM THE FEDEPAL COUPT OF AUSTRALTA

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AND: THE HONSUPABLE KIM CHRISTIAN BEACLEY, MINTSTEF OF STATE FoR DEFENCE A3ND THE COMMONWEALTH OF SUSTPALTS BETSPaMeE LE SECIL, 13g

ERTEMECPE FEBTINE FOIE IUD SMENT

of the

motzen, 1¢ 2s brought

"Competency of appeal

18. (1) A respondent may move on notice at any time for an order dismissing an appeal ag incompetent.

(2) Upon the hearing of the motion, the burden of establishing the competency of the appeal is on the aroellant.

(3) If a yrespondent does not move under sub-rule (1) dut the appeal nevertheless is dismissed by the Tourt as incompetent, the

respondent shall net. unless the Court otherwise orders, receive any casts of the appeal, and the Couct may order that he pay the appellant any costs of the aboeal proving useless ar

unnecessary."

foul. be brought feom furtn a ruadsment

a oo A ~ era Sousch Fides lealec aaa the questiin of leave to awpeal from wniterlicunce7 qudementi if fhe Tau.t The question that falls tc be determined on the aetier 2s the eatuce of the cugvrert given by Fintaz 7 Te wi k TAIT. now vies, that thas motiia falls to be deteswraned or crease Technictal grounds.

J. ardered that the matter be remitted to the Federal Couct

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QO. 21 January 1985, the Minister of State for Defence

and the Commonwealth of Australia, the respondents to

Mr.

Patton's proceeding, filed a notice of motion seeking an order

that the aprellant's amended statement of claim be "dismissed as

disclosing no reasonable cause of action."

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present difficulty, because 9.11 ¢©.14 provides:-

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