Seven Network Limited v News Limited (No 3) [2004] FCA 836

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Seven Network Limited v News Limited (No 3) [2004] FCA 836

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Confidentiality regime in place – whether confidential discovered documents should be available for inspection by the Executive Chairman of the first applicant. Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Pt IV Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 23 Federal Court Rules O 15

Seven Network Limited v News Limited [2003] FCA 388 Jackson v Sterling Industries Ltd (1987) 162 CLR 612 Ayan v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2003) 126 FCR 152 Trade Practices Commission v CC (NSW) Pty Ltd (No 4) (1995) 58 FCR 426 Harman v Secretary of State for the Home Department [1983] 1 AC 280 Mackay Sugar Co-operative Association Ltd v CSR Ltd (1996) 63 FCR 408 Mobil Oil Australia Ltd v Guina Developments Pty Ltd [1996] 2 VR 34 Macquarie Generation v Coal and Allied Industries Ltd [2001] FCA 1349 SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED & ANOR v NEWS LIMITED & ORS N 1223 of 2002 SACKVILLE J SYDNEY 29 JUNE 2004

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N 1223 of 2002

BETWEEN: SEVEN NETWORK LTD

FIRST APPLICANT

C7 PTY LIMITED

SECOND APPLICANT

AND: NEWS LIMITED

FIRST RESPONDENT

SKY CABLE PTY LIMITED

SECOND RESPONDENT

TELSTRA MEDIA PTY LIMITED

THIRD RESPONDENT

FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED

FOURTH RESPONDENT

TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED

FIFTH RESPONDENT

TELSTRA MULTIMEDIA PTY LIMITED

SIXTH RESPONDENT

PUBLISHING AND BROADCASTING LIMITED

SEVENTH RESPONDENT

NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED