Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Harrington-Smith on behalf of The Wongatha People v State of
Western Australia [2001] FCA 1893
RON HARRINGTON-SMITH, LEO THOMAS, CYRIL BARNES & ORS ON BEHALF OF THE WONGATHA PEOPLE v THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA & ORS
WAG 6005 OF 1998 LINDGREN J 13 DECEMBER 2001 SYDNEY (VIA VIDEO-LINK WITH PERTH)
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY WAG 6005 OF 1998
BETWEEN: RON HARRINGTON-SMITH, LEO THOMAS, CYRIL BARNES & OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE WONGATHA PEOPLE
APPLICANTS
AND: THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA & OTHERS
RESPONDENTS
JUDGE: LINDGREN J
DATE OF ORDER: 13 DECEMBER 2001
WHERE MADE: SYDNEY (VIA VIDEO-LINK WITH PERTH)
THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The motion brought by notice of motion filed on 26 November 2001 be dismissed. 2. The moving parties in that motion have liberty to file within 24 hours a notice of motion seeking an order that particular documents not be produced for inspection on the ground of legal professional privilege together with an affidavit in support of that ground in relation to the particular documents. 3. The nine experts referred to in par 1 of the notice of motion filed on 26 November 2001 produce to the Court all material in response to the subpoenas referred to in par 1 of the notice of motion by close of business on 14 December 2001. 4. Except for any documents identified in any notice of motion filed pursuant to par 2 above, access to the material produced to the Court pursuant to par 3 above is granted to counsel, instructing solicitors and expert witnesses engaged by the Group 6A respondents. 5. There be liberty to the parties to the motion to set aside subpoenas to apply generally upon 24 hours' notice to the other parties to that motion and to the Court. 6. The moving parties pay the costs of the Group 6A respondents in opposing the motion to set aside subpoenas. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.
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