Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Advanced Medical Institute Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 366

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Advanced Medical Institute Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 366

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – discovery – order made for discovery by 'categories' of documents – the 'complete investigation file' of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission held not be a 'category of documents' within the order – discussion of rules relating to discovery and of constraints on identification of 'categories' of documents.

DISCOVERY – order made for discovery by 'categories' of documents – the 'complete investigation file' of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission held not be a 'category of documents' within the order – discussion of rules relating to discovery and of constraints on identification of 'categories' of documents. Federal Court Rules O 15 rr 1, 2, 3

Wellcome Foundation Ltd v VR Laboratories (Australia) Pty Ltd (1980) 42 FLR 266 cited Commonwealth of Australia v Northern Land Council (1991) 30 FCR 1 cited The Compagnie Financičre et Commerciale du Pacifique v The Peruvian Guano Company (1882) 11 QBD 55 cited Mulley v Manifold (1959) 103 CLR 341 cited Spyer v Cuddles'N'Mum Franchise Pty Ltd (No 3) [2002] FCA 1563 cited

AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION & CONSUMER COMMISSION v

ADVANCED MEDICAL INSTITUTE PTY LTD (ACN 095 238 645)

AND OTHERS NSD 1106 OF 2004 LINDGREN J 7 APRIL 2005 SYDNEY

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 1106 OF 2004

BETWEEN: AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION

APPLICANT

AND: ADVANCED MEDICAL INSTITUTE PTY LTD

(ACN 095 238 645)

FIRST RESPONDENT

PHILIP SOMERSET TRADING AS COLBYCO MEDIA

SECOND RESPONDENT

IAN BRUCE TURPIE

THIRD RESPONDENT

JUDGE: LINDGREN J