Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Harts Australia Limited ACN 010 765 392 v Commissioner, Australian Federal Police [2001] FCA 175
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - judicial review - decision to seize a document under a search warrant is a decision of "an administrative character made … under an enactment" - decision is reviewable under the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth)
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) s 3 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Propend Finance Pty Ltd v Commissioner, Australian Federal Police (1995) 128 ALR 657 referred to The State of Queensland v JL Holdings Pty Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 146 applied Baker v Campbell (1982) 44 ALR 431 distinguished Salerno v National Crime Authority (1997) 144 ALR 709 applied Parker v Churchill (1985) 63 ALR 326 (on appeal 65 ALR 107) referred to Hamblin v Duffy (1981) 50 FLR 308 referred to Evans v Friemann (1981) 53 FLR 229 applied
HARTS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ACN 010 765 392, HARTS PTY LTD ACN 010 093 663 AND STEVEN IRVINE HART, ROBERT THOMAS ADCOCK, ASTION PTY LTD v THE COMMISSIONER, AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE, MICHAEL JOHN MORRIS AND WILLIAM JOSEPH McKAY
QG 162 OF 1996
DRUMMOND J 27 FEBRUARY AND 1 MARCH 2001 BRISBANE
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY QG 162 OF 1996
BETWEEN: HARTS AUSTRALIA LIMITED ACN 010 765 392
HARTS PTY LTD ACN 010 093 663
FIRST APPLICANTS
STEVEN IRVINE HART
ROBERT THOMAS ADCOCK
ASTION PTY LTD
SECOND APPLICANTS
AND: THE COMMISSIONER, AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE
FIRST RESPONDENT
MICHAEL JOHN MORRIS
SECOND RESPONDENT
WILLIAM JOSEPH McKAY
THIRD RESPONDENT
JUDGE: DRUMMOND J
DATE OF ORDER: 1 MARCH 2001
WHERE MADE: BRISBANE
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
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