Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v. McMillan & Hardes [1987] FCA 1

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CATCHWORDS

EVIDENCE - STATUTORY INTERPRETATION - EXAMINATION UNDER S.243F OF THE CUSTOMS ACT - Privilege against self-incrimination and self-exposure to penalty excluded - Principles of construction applicable where statute impliedly excludes privilege - Legal professional privilege not excluded by s.243F ~- Applicability of inter-spousal communication privilege - Compellability of spouse to give evidence - Liability to penalty a civil liability - Court's discretion where defendant to be examined is also facing criminal charge.

Customs Act 1901, ss.243A - S

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976, s.58 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s.407

Evidence Act 1898 (NSW), s.11

The Queen v. Smithers; Ex parte McMillan (1982) 152 C.L.R. 477 The Queen v. Scott [1856] 25 L.J.M.C. (N.S.) 128

Sorby v. The Commonwealth of Australia (1983) 152 C.L.R. 281 Hammond v. The Commonwealth of Australia (1982) 152 C.L.R. 188 Pyneboard Proprietary Limited v. Trade Practices Commission (1983) 152 C.L.R. 328

Mortimer v. Brown (1970) 122 C.L.R. 493

Controlled Consultants Proprietary Limited v. Commissioner for Corporate Affairs (1985) 156 C.L.R. 385

Baker v. Campbell (1983) 153 C.L.R. 52

Arno v. Forsyth (1986) 65 A.L.R. 125

Rumping v. Director of Public Prosecutions [1964] A.c. 814 Gapes v. Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd. (1979) 38 F.L.R. 431

Clyne v. Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxation 1985 (2) A.T.C. Re Clyne; Ex parte Deputy Commissioner of Taxation, unreported, Jackson J., 16 September 1986

Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v. Ian Ormond Cox, unreported, Pincus J., 24 December 1986

THE COMMISSIONER OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE -V- McMILLAN & HARDES ae

NSW G.82 of 1986

Burchett J. Sydney 8 January 1987

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FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

PRINCIPAL PEGISTRY

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA No. G.82 of 1986