Wilson v Manna Hill Mining Company Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 1663

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Wilson v Manna Hill Mining Company Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 1663

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Interveners – leave to intervene – nature of jurisdiction to allow intervention – where intervener opposed being joined at outset of matter – where issues arising at trial had been determined and orders entered – whether issues sought to be agitated by intervener should have been dealt with at trial – whether intervener seeking to assist resolution of issues already before the Court or raise new issues. Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Federal Court Rules, O 6 r 17 Wilson v Manna Hill Mining Company Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 912 related Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Portinex Pty Ltd (2000) 34 ACSR 422 cited United States Tobacco Company v Minister for Consumer Affairs (1988) 20 FCR 520 cited Corporate Affairs Commission v Bradley [1974] 1 NSWLR 391 cited Hocking v The Southern Greyhound Racing Club Inc (1993) 61 SASR 213 cited Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council v Attorney-General (NSW) (1954) 55 SR (NSW) 65 cited Levy v State of Victoria (1997) 189 CLR 579 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Boral Ltd [2004] FCA 1072 cited Earl Cowley v Countess Cowley [1901] AC 450 cited National Australia Bank Ltd v Hokit Pty Ltd (1996) 39 NSWLR 377 cited Harvey v Phillips (1956) 95 CLR 235 cited Zollo v Maron (Unreported, Supreme Court of South Australia, 30 September 1994, Prior J) cited Craven-Ellis v Canons Ltd [1936] 2 KB 403 cited Blackwood Foodland Pty Ltd v Milne and The Superintendent of Licensed Premises [1971] SASR 403 cited Bropho v Tickner (1993) 40 FCR 165 cited Kabushiki Kaisha Sony Computer Entertainment v Stevens (2001) 116 FCR 490 cited Day v Day [1957] P 202 cited Sutherland v Take Seven Group Pty Ltd (1998) 29 ACSR 201 cited Kazar v Duus (1998) 29 ACSR 321 cited O'Keefe Nominees Pty Ltd v B.P. Australia Ltd; Trade Practices Commission (Intervener) (1995) 128 ALR 718 cited