Federal Court of Australia
CATCHWORDS
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - discovery - legal professional privilege - "litigation privilege" and "advice privilege" - public interest immunity - proceedings begun by Australian Securities Commission (ASC) under s 50 of Australian Securities Commission Law in names of others arising out of an investigation thereunder conducted by ASC - whether documents brought into existence in the course of the investigation and prior to ASC's decision that proceedings be begun attract privilege - whether brought into existence solely for purpose of anticipated litigation - disconformity between ASC and persons in whose names proceedings begun - whether "common interest privilege" applies - whether "sole purpose" test of privilege satisfied - whether documents brought into existence at least partly for purpose of ASC's performance of its statutory functions - whether documents protected from discovery by public interest immunity.
Australian Securities Commission Act (1989) ss 1, 5, 11, 13, 49, 50, 90 and 148.
Sankey v Whitlam (1978) 142 CLR 1. Spargos Mining NL v Standard Chartered Aust Ltd (No 1) (1989) 1 ACSR 311. Zarro v Australian Securities Commission (1992) 36 FCR 40. Attorney General (NT) v Kearney (1985) 158 CLR 500. Waterford v The Commonwealth (1986) 164 CLR 54. Trade Practices Commission v Ampol Petroleum (Victoria) Pty Ltd (1994) 54 FCR 316. Carter v Managing Partner, Northmore Hale Davy and Leake (1995) 129 ALR 593. Grant v Downs (1976) 135 CLR 674. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu v Australian Securities Commission (1995) 128 ALR 318. Buttes Gas & Oil Co v Hammer [1981] 1 QB 223. Bulk Materials (Coal Handling Services) Pty Ltd v Coal and Allied Operations Pty Ltd (1988) 13 NSWLR 689.
HUGH ROSS SOMERVILLE v AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION & ORS No VG 188 of 1993 ANZ EXECUTORS & TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED v AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION & ORS No VG 190 of 1993 DAY NEILSON JENKINS & JOHNS v AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION & ORS No VG 205 of 1993
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