Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Chapman v Luminis Pty Ltd (ACN 008 027 085) (No 5) [2000] FCA 1407
CONTEMPT OF COURT – Aboriginal law and custom – whether genuinely held beliefs can relieve a person from complying with an order of the Court – questions of relevance and necessity – whether applicants have satisfied the Court that it was both relevant and necessary to comply with the order of the Court.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth) Aboriginal Heritage Act 1983 (SA) s 35 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 82 Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act 1978 (NT)
Federal Court Rules O 10 r 1(1), O 40 rr 1, 5(1), 6, O 78 rr 31 to 36
Chapman v Tickner (1995) 55 FCR 316 noted Tickner v Chapman (1995) 57 FCR 451 noted Witham v Holloway (1995) 183 CLR 525 applied Attorney-General v Mulholland (1963) 2QB 477 applied Re Buchanan (1964) 65 SR (NSW) 9 noted Hancock v Lynch [1988] VR 173 noted John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd v McRae [1954-1955] 93 CLR 351 applied Sankey v Whitlam (1978) 142 CLR 1 followed Aboriginal Sacred Sites Protection Authority v Maurice (1986) 10 FCR 104 discussed Smith v Western Australia (2000) 98 FCR 358 discussed Chapman v Luminis Pty Ltd [No 2] 2000 FCA 1010 discussed Champan v Luminis Pty Ltd (No 3) 2000 FCA 1120 discussed von Doussa v Owens (No 2) (1982) 30 SASR 391 noted THOMAS LINCOLN CHAPMAN, WENDY JENNIFER CHAPMAN & BINALONG PTY LTD (ACN 007 620 439) (in liquidation) v LUMINIS PTY LTD (ACN 008 027 085), DEANE JOANNE FERGIE, CHERYL ANNE SAUNDERS, ROBERT EDWARD TICKNER & COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA NO SG 33 OF 1997 O'LOUGHLIN J ADELAIDE 6 OCTOBER 2000
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
SOUTH AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY SG 33 OF 1997
BETWEEN: THOMAS LINCOLN CHAPMAN
FIRST APPLICANT
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