Wyeth Australia Pty Ltd v Minister for Health & Aged Care [2000] FCA 330

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Wyeth Australia Pty Ltd v Minister for Health & Aged Care [2000] FCA 330

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for an extension of time in which to apply for judicial review. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - notice of motion seeking dismissal of the application if extension granted - whether the Therapeutic Goods Act makes adequate provision for review of the decisions under challenge. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - review of decisions rejecting an application to register a drug under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth). Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth), s 3, s 4(1)(a), s 23, s 24, s 25, s 25(1)(d), s 25(3), s 31, s 31(1)(g), s 57, s 60, s 60(4), s 60A, s 60A(2), s 60A(3), s 60A(5), s 60A(6), s 63, s 63(2)(a) Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth), s 5, s 10, s 10(2)(b)(ii), s 11, s 11(1)(c) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 39B Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990, Reg 36 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Ozmanian (1996) 71 FCR 1 referred Kelly v Coats (1981) 35 ALR 93 referred Hagedorn v Department of Social Security (1996) 44 ALD 274 referred Edelsten v Minister for Health (1995) 58 FCR 419 followed Darling Downs Bacon Co-operative Association Ltd v Comptroller-General of Customs (1994) 50 FCR 435 followed R v Marks; Ex parte Australian Building Construction Employees and Builders Labourers' Federation (1981) 147 CLR 471 referred Du Pont (Australia) v Comptroller-General of Customs (1993) 30 ALD 829 followed R v Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration; Ex parte Ozone Theatres (Aust) Ltd (1949) 78 CLR 389 followed WYETH AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED v MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND AGED CARE & ANOR A 86 of 1999 FINN J 24 MARCH 2000 CANBERRA

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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY A 86 OF 1999

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