Garcia v Westwood (No 2) [2007] FCA 1803

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Garcia v Westwood (No 2) [2007] FCA 1803

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 (Cth) Defence Force Discipline Rules 1985 (Cth) Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955 (Cth) Australian Military Regulations 1927 (Cth) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Re Clifford and O'Sullivan [1921] 2 AC 570 Platz v Osborne (1943) 68 CLR 133 R v Tait & Bartley (1979) 24 ALR 473 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Attorney-General (NSW) (2000) 181 ALR 694 R v Magistrates' Court at Lilydale; Ex parte Ciccone [1973] VR 122 Re JRL; Ex parte CJL (1986) 161 CLR 342 R v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; Ex parte Hardiman (1980) 144 CLR 13 Commonwealth v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1995) 63 FCR 74 Commonwealth v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1998) 76 FCR 513 Webb v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 41 Livesey v The New South Wales Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 288 Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth (2003) 211 CLR 476 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Limited (1986) 162 CLR 24 Khan v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1987) 14 ALD 291 STEPHEN MAXWELL GARCIA v BRIGADIER IAN DENIS WESTWOOD AND CHIEF OF ARMY NTD 12 OF 2007

MANSFIELD J

22 NOVEMBER 2007

DARWIN

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NORTHERN TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY NTD 12 OF 2007

BETWEEN: STEPHEN MAXWELL GARCIA

Applicant

AND: BRIGADIER IAN DENIS WESTWOOD

First Respondent

CHIEF OF ARMY

Second Respondent

JUDGE: MANSFIELD J DATE OF ORDER: 22 NOVEMBER 2007

WHERE MADE: DARWIN

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The application is dismissed. 2. The respondents pay to the applicant two thirds of his costs of the proceeding to be taxed or agreed. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules. IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA