Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Golden West Network Pty Ltd & Ors [1997] FCA 792

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) ) NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY ) NG 847 of 1996 ) GENERAL DIVISION )

BETWEEN: AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION

Applicant

AND: GOLDEN WEST NETWORK PTY LTD

First Respondent

GERALDTON TELECASTERS PTY LTD

Second Respondent

MID-WESTERN TELEVISION PTY LTD

Third Respondent

GOLDEN WEST SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD

Fourth Respondent

NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Fifth Respondent

WESTRAC EQUIPMENT PTY LTD

Sixth Respondent

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL EQUITY PTY LTD

Seventh Respondent

TERRITORY TELEVISION PTY LTD

Eight Respondent

SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED

Ninth Respondent

AMALGAMATED TELEVISION SERVICES PTY LTD

Tenth Respondent

WILLIAM GEORGE RAYNER

Eleventh Respondent

NICHOLAS GRAHAM FALLOON

Twelfth Respondent

PETER JOSHUA THOMAS GAMMELL

Thirteenth Respondent

ROBIN FREDERICK WATERS

Fourteenth Respondent

GARY WILLIAM RICE

Fifteenth Respondent

JUDGE(S): LOCKHART J PLACE: SYDNEY DATED: 19 AUGUST 1997

MINUTES OF ORDER

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. Leave be granted to the applicant to file and serve an amended application substantially in the form attached to the notice of motion dated 31 July 1997 and marked "A" thereto. 2. Leave be granted to the applicant to file and serve a further amended statement of claim in the form attached to the said notice of motion and marked "B" thereto. 3. The notice of motion filed by the ninth, tenth and fifteenth respondents dated 6 June 1997 be dismissed. 4. The notice of motion filed by the first, second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh, eleventh, thirteenth and fourteenth respondents be dismissed. 5. The costs of all three motions be the applicant's costs in the proceeding. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.