Federal Court of Australia
CATCHWORDS
Judicial review - decision to grant legal aid to applicants for relief under the Trade Practices Act 1974 - previous proceedings for similar relief dismissed for want of prosecution - applicants for relief ordered to pay costs - applicants impecunious and costs unpaid - application for stay of second proceedings refused - whether Attorney-Gene¢gral bound to take into account the
outstanding liability for costs in determining whether to grant
legal aid - whether decision so unreasonable that no reasonable person could have made it - whether denial of procedural fairness. °
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977, paras.
5(1)(a),(1)(e), 2(b) and (2)(g).
Trade Practices Act 1974, s. 170
KEVIN R. WHELPTON & ASSOCIATES (AUST) PTY LIMITED and ANOR. v. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
No. G535 of 1986
Coram: Sheppard J. Date : 16 April 1987 C
Place: Sydney
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY No. G535 of 1986
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GENERAL DIVISION
BETWEEN : KEVIN R. WHELPTON & ASSOCIATES 2 (AUST) PTY LIMITED and ANOR. Applicants AND:
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Respondent
CORAM: SHEPPARD J. PLACE: SYDNEY DATE : 16 APRIL 1987
MINUTES OF ORDER
THE COURT ORDERS THAT: - lL. The application be dismissed.
2. The applicants pay the respondent's costs of the application.
NOTE: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36
of the Federal Court Rules.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
) ) NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY ) No. G535 of 1986 ) GENERAL DIVISION )
BETWEEN : KEVIN R. WHELPTON & ASSOCIATES (AUST) PTY LIMITED and ANOR. Applicants AND:
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALTA
Respondent
CORAM: SHEPPARD J. DATE : 16 APRIL 1987
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
HIS HONOUR: This is an application to have reviewed the decision of the Attorney-General to grant legal aid to aMr. Donald Cameron and a company which he controls, Camerons Unit Services Pty Limited, hereafter referred to as "the Camerons". Notice of this application was served on the Camerons but. although Mr. Cameron was in Court during the hearing, he said that he did not
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