Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Copyright Agency Ltd v Charles Sturt University (No 2) [2001] FCA 1145
practice and procedure – declaration of right – power to make – discretion –declaration should not be made as a means of giving advisory opinion or resolving a dispute which is at present only hypothetical and will become actual only if and when certain events happen in the future
Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) s 40; Pt VB, s 135ZL
Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564 applied Australian Securities Commission v Ampolex Ltd (1995) 14 ACLC 80 cited Aussie Airlines Pty Ltd v Australian Airlines Ltd (1996) 68 FCR 406 applied Mentha v G E Capital Ltd (1997) 154 ALR 565 followed Sanderson Computers Pty Ltd v Urica Library Systems BV (1998) 44 NSWLR 73 followed Warramunda Village Inc v Pryde (2001) 105 FCR 437 applied In re Judiciary and Navigation Acts (1921) 29 CLR 257 cited University of New South Wales v Moorhouse (1975) 133 CLR 1 discussed Moorhouse v University of News South Wales (1974) 23 FLR 112 referred to
COPYRIGHT AGENCY LIMITED (ACN 001 228 799) & ORS v
CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY & ANOR N 776 OF 1999 LINDGREN J 24 AUGUST 2001 SYDNEY
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N 776 OF 1999
BETWEEN: COPYRIGHT AGENCY LIMITED (ACN 001 228 799)
FIRST APPLICANT
HARCOURT AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
(ACN 000 910 583)
SECOND APPLICANT
NICK O'NEILL
THIRD APPLICANT
ROBIN HANDLEY
FOURTH APPLICANT
PAN MACMILLAN (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED
(ACN 001 184 014)
FIFTH APPLICANT
ROY MASTERS SIXTH APPLICANT
AND: CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY
FIRST RESPONDENT
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