Chapman v Luminis Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1580

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Chapman v Luminis Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1580 PROCEDURE – subpoenas for documents – whether leave should be granted to issue – whether "fishing" and oppressive – whether terms appropriate Federal Court of Australia Act 1978 (Cth) s 43 Federal Court Rules O 27 r 6 Chapman v Luminis Pty Ltd (No 5) [2001] FCA 1106 cited Chapman v Luminis Pty Ltd (1998) 86 FCR 513 cited The Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) SR (NSW) 564 referred to Trade Practices Commission v Arnotts Ltd & Ors (1989) 88 ALR 90 applied cf Re Federal Commissioner of Taxation; Ex parte Swiss Aluminium Australia Limited (1986) 68 ALR 587 applied Finnie v Dalglish [1982] 1 NSWLR 400 cited Adelaide Steamship Company v Spalvins (1997) 24 ACSR 536 cited Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd & Anor v Spalvins (1998) 81 FCR 360 cited Southern Pacific Hotel Services Inc v Southern Pacific Hotel Corp Ltd (1984) 1 NSWLR 710 cited Truth About Motorways Pty Ltd v Macquarie Infrastructure Investment Management Ltd (1998) ATPR 41–659 cited Lucas Industries Limited v Hewitt & Ors (1978) 18 ALR 555 cited Garden City Traders Association Ltd v Brisbane City Council (1972) QDR 82 cited Associated Dominions Assurance v John Fairfax (1952) 72 WN (NSW) 250 referred to New South Wales Commission v Hawes (19920 74 ACRIMR 199 cited Alister v R (1984) 154 CLR 404 cited Elder v Carter (1890) 25 QBD 194 cited Burchard v Macfarlane [1891] 2 QB 241 cited O'Born v Commissioner for Government Transport (1960) 77 WN (NSW) 81 cited McAuliffe v McAuliffe (1973) 4 ACTR 9 cited National Employers' Mutual General Association Ltd v Waind & Hill [1978] 1 NSWLR 372 referred to Vestris v Cashman (1998) 72 SASR 459 cited Montague Mining Pty Ltd v Gore & Ors (trading as Clayton Utz) [2001] FCA 791 cited Bailey & Ors v Beagle Management Pty Ltd & Ors (2001) 182 ALR 264 applied Knight v FP Special Assets Ltd and Ors (1992) 174 CLR 178 cited Caboolture Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v White Industries (QLD) Pty Ltd (1993) 45 FCR 224 referred to THOMAS LINCOLN CHAPMAN and WENDY JENNIFER CHAPMAN and BINALONG PTY LTD (Receivers and Managers appointed in liquidation) v LUMINIS PTY LTD and DEANE JOANNE FERGIE and CHERYL ANNE SAUNDERS and ROBERT EDWARD TICKNER and COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA SG 33 of 1997 RD NICHOLSON J 8 NOVEMBER 2001 PERTH (Heard in Adelaide)