Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
De Pardo v Legal Practitioners Complaints Committee [1999] FCA 698
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS – practitioner admitted by Supreme Court of a State under State legislation – disciplinary proceedings commenced against practitioner by State disciplinary authority under that legislation in respect of conduct in relation to practise of law in State court exercising federal jurisdiction – application by practitioner to restrain proceedings.
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – whether State law inconsistent with Commonwealth law by virtue of s 109 of the Constitution – whether State disciplinary authority purporting to exercise federal judicial power contrary to s 71 of the Constitution.
Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) ss 41(3), 122
Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) ss 39B(1A), 55A, 55B, 55B(1), 55B(4), 55B(5), 55B(6), 55B(7), 55B(9), 55C, 55C(5), 86(ga)
Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 Cth) s 4(1)
Legal Practitioners Act 1893 (WA) Pt IV (ss 25 - 33); ss 3, 6(1)(h), 6(3), 20, 22, 23, 29A, 29A(2), 29A(3), 30, 31AA, 31AA(3), 32A, 32A(3), 33
The Constitution Ch III; ss 51(xxxix), 71, 109
In re Welsh (A Solicitor); Ex parte The Law Institute of Victoria (1896) XXII VLR 473 distinguished
In re Isdale, Isdale v Medical Council (1945) NZLR 136 cited
Port MacDonnell Professional Fishermen's Association Inc v The State of South Australia (1989) 168 CLR 340 cited
Cook v Administration of Norfolk Island (1992) 111 ALR 453 cited
In re Crick (1907) VII SR(NSW) 576 cited
Little v Registrar of High Court of Australia (1990) 96 ALR 448; (1990) 101 ALR 247 cited
Re Residential Tenancies Tribunal of New South Wales; Ex parte Defence Housing Authority (1997) 146 ALR 495 cited
The Commonwealth of Australia v Cigamatic Pty Limited (in liquidation) (1962) 108 CLR 372 cited
Woolf v Snipe (1933) 48 CLR 677 cited
Keith Hercules & Sons v Steedman (1987) 17 FCR 290 cited
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