Brouwer, Arthur Kick v Titan Corp Ltd & Ors [1997] FCA 1077

CATCHWORDS PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - appeals - civil proceedings - whether order made for the production of documents by a non-party to proceedings is final or interlocutory for the purposes of determining whether leave to appeal is required. Federal Court Rules, O 27 r 6 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976, s 24(1A) Allstate Life Insurance Co v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (No.3) (1996) 64 FCR 55 Arrowcrest Group Pty Ltd v Gill (1993) 46 FCR 90 Attorney-General for New South Wales v Stuart (1994) 34 NSWLR 667 Carr v Finance Corporation of Australia (No.1) (1981) 147 CLR 246 Commonwealth v Northern Land Council (1991) 30 FCR 1 Computer Edge Pty Ltd v Apple Computer Inc (1984) 54 ALR 767 Decor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1991) 33 FCR 397 Emanuele v Australian Securities Commission (1995) 63 FCR 54 Goldberg v Ng (1994) 33 NSWLR 639 Lieul v Corney (1976) 50 ALJR 439 Marsh v Adamson (1985) 9 FCR 408 R v Gray; Ex parte Marsh (1981) 157 CLR 351 Sobh v Police Force of Victoria [1994] 1 VR 41 BROUWER v TITAN CORPORATION LIMITED & ORS VG 691 of 1996 Black CJ, Lindgren, Sackville JJ. Melbourne 7 March 1997

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA) VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY ) VG 691 of 1996 GENERAL DIVISION ) ON APPEAL FROM A JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT BETWEEN: ARTHUR KICK BROUWER Appellant AND: TITAN CORPORATION LIMITED BAIROIL PTY LTD BAIROIL (ACT) PTY LTD BAIROIL (VIC) PTY LTD OMPROD DCS PTY LTD OMPROD PDS PTY LTD OMPROD HOLDINGS LTD OMPROD MANAGEMENT LIMITED BAIROIL (TEMPS) PTY LTD GODFREY DAVID CULLEN GARY CHARLES GRACO Respondents CORAM: BLACK CJ, LINDGREN, SACKVILLE JJ. PLACE: MELBOURNE DATE: 7 MARCH, 1997 MINUTES OF ORDER THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The application for leave to appeal be dismissed. 2. The appellant pay the respondents' costs of the application. NOTE: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.