Australian Trade Commission v Disktravel [1999] FCA 48

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Trade Commission v Disktravel [1999] FCA 48 TRADE – Export market grants – eligibility – licensing of data base of travel and tourism information – whether Tribunal erred in finding of primary and principal purpose – whether Tribunal erred in finding on ownership of copyright – whether Tribunal erred in application of anti-avoidance provision. Export Market Development Grants Act 1975 (Cth),s 11Z(8), s 11ZE, s 38 Nomad Films International Pty Ltd v Export Development Grants Board (1986) 11 FCR 67, discussed Australian Trade Commission v F & F Asia Pty Ltd (unreported Federal Court, Carr J, 29 August 1996), applied Australian Trade Commission v Correia and Zaknich Holdings Pty Ltd (1992) 38 FCR 153, applied Parker Pen (Aust) Pty Ltd v Export Development Grants Board (1983) 67 FLR 234, followed Gould v Vaggelas (1985) 157 CLR 175, referred to Hughes v WA Cricket Association (1986) 19 FCR 10 at 38, cited Darling v Dalgety Australia Ltd (1992) 34 FCR 109, referred to Waterford v The Commonwealth (1987) 163 CLR 54 at 77, applied Australian Trade Commission v Film Funding and Management Pty Ltd (1989) 24 FCR 595, followed Emory University v Biochem Pharma Inc (Lindgren J, unreported, Federal Court of Australia, 31 July 1998), referred to Computer Mate Products (Aust) Pty Ltd v Ozi-soft Pty Ltd (1988) 83 ALR 492 at 495, cited Australian Trade Commission v World Geoscience Corporation Ltd (Kiefel J, unreported, Federal Court of Australia, 20 August 1997), applied AUSTRALIAN TRADE COMMISSION v DISKTRAVEL WAG 24 OF 1998 R D NICHOLSON J 5 FEBRUARY 1999 PERTH

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY WAG 24 OF 1998

BETWEEN: AUSTRALIAN TRADE COMMISSION

Applicant

AND: DISKTRAVEL

First Respondent