McDonald v Parnell Laboratories (Aust) (No 2) [2007] FCA 2086

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

McDonald v Parnell Laboratories (Aust) (No 2) [2007] FCA 2086

COSTS – Indemnity costs – applicant failed altogether after refusing an offer of compromise – circumstances not within O23 r 11 of the Federal Court Rules – test to be applied - claims made under the Workplace Relations Act 1996(Cth) – whether there are consequent restrictions on the power to award costs WORDS AND PHRASES – Unreasonable – plainly unreasonable – imprudent – without reasonable cause Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth ) Federal Court Rules O 23 r 11, O 23 r 11(5) Federal Magistrates Court Rules 2001 Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) s 236(4), s 253, s 255, s 643, s 650(2), s 651, s 659, s 659(2)(f), s 663, s 663(5), s 666, s 666(1), s 674, s 824, s 824(1), s 824(2), s 824(3) Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 (Cth) APF Properties Pty Ltd v Kestrel Holdings Pty Ltd (No 3) [2007] FCA 2016 Bahonko v Sterjov [2007] FCA 1341 Berowra Holdings Pty Limited v Gordon (2006) 225 CLR 364 Black v Lipovac (1998) 217 ALR 386 Coshott v Learoyd [1999] FCA 276 Dukemaster Pty Ltd v Bluehive Pty Ltd [2003] FCAFC 1 Goldman Sachs JB Were Services Pty Limited v Nikolich [2007] FCAFC 120 Josephson v Walker (1914) 18 CLR 691 Macteldir Pty Ltd v Dimovski (2005) 226 ALR 773 Maritime Union of Australia v Geraldton Port Authority (No 2) [2000] FCA 16; 94 IR 404 McDonald v Parnell Laboratories (Aust) [2007] FCA 1903 Seven Network (Operations) Ltd v Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (2004) 148 FCR 145 Seven Network Limited v News Limited [2007] FCA 1489 Smolle v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited (No 2) [2007] FCA 1967 DEMETRIUS IRENE MCDONALD v PARNELL LABORATORIES (AUST) PTY LIMITED AND ALAN BELL NSD 1615 OF 2007

BUCHANAN J

21 DECEMBER 2007