Dutton v Republic of South Africa [1999] FCA 498

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Dutton v The Republic of South Africa [1999] FCA 498

EXTRADITION – Extradition Act 1988 (Cth) ("the Act") – whether Court may stay extradition proceeding as abuse of process – whether Court may order payment of costs of extradition proceeding – whether abuse of process to initiate second extradition proceeding without paying costs of earlier unsuccessful proceeding – whether s16(1) notice may be withdrawn – whether person entitled to be heard of whether Attorney-General should direct release from remand ESTOPPEL - Res judicata – former adjudication – whether party to be excused from failure to bring forward whole case – Anshun estoppel COSTS – Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – whether Court has jurisdiction to order costs in extradition proceedings before a magistrate Extradition Act 1988 (Cth), ss 15, 16, 19, 21 Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth), s 33(1) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 43 Federal Court Rules, O20 r 1, O 62, rr 3, 5 Republic of South Africa v Dutton [1999] FCA 2, considered Republic of South Africa v Dutton (1997) 77 FCR 128, cited Jackson v Goldsmith (1950) 81 CLR 466, considered Effem Foods Pty Ltd v Trawl Industries of Australia (recs and mgrs apptd – in liq) (1993) 43 FCR 110, cited Bryant v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1995) 57 FCR 287, cited Trawl Industries of Australia Pty Limited (In Liquidation) v Effem Foods Pty Limited (1992) 36 FCR 406, considered Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589, applied Henderson v Henderson (1843) 3 Hare 100 [67 ER 313], considered R v Balfour; ex parte Parkes Rural Distributions Pty Ltd (1987) 17 FCR 26, applied Chamberlain v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 164 CLR 502, cited Fancourt v Mercantile Credits Limited (1983) 154 CLR 87, considered Harris v Attorney-General of the Commonwealth (1994) 52 FCR 386, considered Australian Capital Equity Pty Ltd v Beale (1993) 41 FCR 242, considered State of South Australia v O'Shea (1987) 163 CLR 378, considered Oates v Attorney-General (Cth) (1998) 156 ALR 1, considered Jackson v Sterling Industries Limited (1987) 162 CLR 612, considered Papazoglou v Republic of the Philippines (1997) 74 FCR 108, followed McDade v Attorney- General of the Commonwealth [1998] FCA 448, cited Federal Republic of Germany v Parker , [1998] FCA 803, cited Burns Philip & Co Ltd v Bhagat (1993) 1 VR 203, cited EDWARD ISAAC DUTTON v THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE AND CUSTOMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, THE CHIEF MAGISTRATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES N 196 of 1999 BRANSON J SYDNEY 23 APRIL 1999