Tigers AFC (Mayne) Inc v The AFL & Ors [2000] FCA 1650

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Tigers AFC (Mayne) Inc v The AFL & Ors [2000] FCA 1650 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – security for costs – where applicant an impecunious incorporated association – consideration of relevant factors, and particularly promptness of application for security, merits of principal action, and public interest – whether security for costs should be ordered.

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976, s 56 Federal Court Rules, O 28 r 3 Trade Practices Act 1974, ss 4D(1) and s45 Bell Wholesale Co Pty Ltd v Gates Export Corp (1984) 52 ALR 176 - cited Friends of Hinchinbrook Society Inc v Minister for Environment and Ors (No 1) (1996) 69 FCR 1 - cited KP Cable Investments Pty Ltd v Meltglow Pty Ltd and Ors (1995) 56 FCR 189 - cited Equity Access Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation and Ors (1989) ATPR 40-972 - cited Harpur v Ariadne Australia Limited [1984] 2 QdR 523 - cited Appleglen Pty Ltd v Mainzeal Corporation Pty Ltd (1988) 79 ALR 634 - cited Jodast Pty Ltd & Ors v A & J Blattner Pty Ltd & Ors (1991) 104 ALR 248 - cited Rugby Union Players Association Inc v Australian Rugby Union Ltd (unreported, Supreme Court of NSW, 30 July 1997) - cited TIGERS AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL CLUB (MAYNE) INC v THE AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE and AFL QUEENSLAND LTD and QUEENSLAND STATE FOOTBALL LEAGUE LTD and BRISBANE BEARS-FITZROY FOOTBALL CLUB and SOUTHPORT FOOTBALL CLUB LTD and BROADBEACH FOOTBALL CLUB INC and LABRADOR FOOTBALL CLUB INC and MORNINGSIDE FOOTBALL CLUB LTD and MT GRAVATT SPORTING AND WORKERS CLUB and NORTHERN EAGLES FOOTBALL CLUB INC and VICTORIA POINT SHARKS SPORTING CLUB INC Q 45 OF 2000 SPENDER J BRISBANE 10 NOVEMBER 2000

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY Q 45 OF 2000

BETWEEN: TIGERS AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL CLUB (MAYNE) INC

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