Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Love, Malcolm James & Ors [1995] FCA 1106

CATCHWORDS COSTS - withdrawal of proceedings where success unlikely -defendants ultimately successful on principal proceedings - whether defendants' conduct added to expense of proceedings Customs Act 1901 s 243B (Cth) Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) Australian Conservation Foundation & Ors v Forestry Commission & Ors [1988] 81 ALR 166 Hughes v Western Australian Cricket Association (Inc) & Ors [1986] ATPR 40-748 Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Love & Ors (Pincus J unreported 31 May 1991) X & Y (by her Tutor X) v Pal & Ors (Mahoney, Clarke, Meagher JJA unreported 7 June 1991) COMMISSIONER OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE v MALCOLM JAMES LOVE & ORS No. G 430 of 1987 EINFELD J SYDNEY 15 DECEMBER 1995

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY ) No. G430 of 1987 GENERAL DIVISION ) Between: COMMISSIONER OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE Applicant And: MALCOLM JAMES LOVE First Defendant BRENT RICHARD PETERS Second Defendant DOUGLAS WILLIAM ALLARD PETERS Third Defendant KIM HEATHER PETERS Fourth Defendant NIWURO PTY LIMITED Fifth Defendant VICTOR CHARLES PARSONS Sixth Defendant PAULINE PARSONS Seventh Defendant VICTOR BENJAMIN PARSONS Eighth Defendant ANITA FLORENCE PARSONS Ninth Defendant GAICLIMB PTY LIMITED Tenth Defendant KATHLEEN MARIE PETERS Eleventh Defendant MINUTE OF ORDERS 1. The applicant's motion of 2 September 1994 for the dismissal of his application of 3 September 1987 is allowed and the application is dismissed. 2. The applicant's motion of 2 September 1994 is otherwise dismissed. 3. The tenth defendant's motion of 6 May 1994 is allowed in part.