Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Reid [2005] FCA 1274

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Reid [2005] FCA 1274 CONTEMPT – application for respondent to be punished for contempt of Court for contravening an order of a Judge of this Court by taking part in the management of a corporation. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – jurisdiction of the Federal Court to punish contempts – procedure to be adopted where a party brings contempt proceedings – standard of proof – burden of proof. CORPORATIONS LAW – whether respondent managed a corporation. BIAS – circumstances in which a Judge should disqualify himself or herself for bias – whether reasonable apprehension of bias. Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 206A Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 31(1) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 24 High Court Rules, r 11.01, r 11.02, r 11.04 Federal Court Rules, O 40 r 5, O 40 r 6, O40 r 7, O10 r 1(2)(a)(xiv), O 33 r 1 Coward v Stapleton (1953) 90 CLR 573 cited Australian Consolidated Press Ltd v Morgan (1965) 112 CLR 483 cited Witham v Holloway (1993) 183 CLR 525 cited Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Reid [2004] FCA 1506 cited Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 cited Johnson v Johnson (2000) 201 CLR 488 cited Ebner v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337 cited Livesey v New South Wales Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 288 cited Laws v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (1990) 170 CLR 70 cited Re JRL; Ex parte CJL (1986) 161 CLR 342 cited Australian National Industries Ltd v Spedley Securities Ltd & Ors (1992) 26 NSWLR 411 cited Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 cited Azzopardi v The Queen (2001) 205 CLR 50 cited Commission for Corporate Affairs (Vic) v Bracht (1989) VR 821 cited Hadkinson v Hadkinson [1952] P 285 cited Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union and Others v Mudginberri Station Proprietary Limited (1986) 161 CLR 98 cited AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION v MAXWELL JOHN REID VID 3023 of 1992 LANDER J 13 SEPTEMBER 2005 ADELAIDE