Rana v State Ombudsman of South Australia [2003] FCA 1259

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Rana v State Ombudsman of South Australia [2003] FCA 1259 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for leave to appeal from interlocutory decision setting aside subpoena – subpoena set aside on ground that compliance with it would contravene ss 22 and 30 of Ombudsman Act 1972 (SA) – scope of operation of s 79 of Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) – where provisions of Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) or of Federal Magistrates Act 1999 (Cth) 'otherwise provide' so as to invalidate portion of relevant provisions of Ombudsman Act.

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 24, 25 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1996 (Cth) s 48, Sch 2 Art 25(c) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) ss 78, 78B, 79 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 36, 55, 56, 59 Federal Magistrates Act 1999 (Cth) ss 65(1), 84 Ombudsman Act 1976 (Cth) ss 35, 35A, 35B Federal Magistrates Rules 2000 rr 15.13, 15.23 Ombudsman Act 1972 (SA) ss 22, 30(2) Public Sector Management Act 1995 (SA) Brouwer v Titan Corporation Ltd (1997) 73 FCR 241 cited Cubillo v Commonwealth (2001) 183 ALR 249 referred to Carr v Financial Corporation of Australia Ltd (No.1) (1981) 147 CLR 246 cited Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Philip Morris Inc (1981) 148 CLR 170 referred to Jarrett v Seymour (1993) 119 ALR 46 cited Auspine Ltd v H S Lawrence & Son Pty Ltd [1998] FCA 953 cited Decor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1991) 33 FCR 397 cited Niemann v Electronic Industries Ltd [1978] VR 431 cited Northern Territory of Australia v GPAO (1998) 196 CLR 553 applied Chapman v Luminis Pty Ltd (No.3) (2000) 104 FCR 368; [2000] FCA 1120 followed P v P (1994) 181 CLR 583 considered RANJIT RANA v STATE OMBUDSMAN OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA S 586 OF 2003 MANSFIELD J 13 NOVEMBER 2003 ADELAIDE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY S 586 OF 2003