Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Edwards v Santos Limited (No 2) [2010] FCA 238 Citation: Edwards v Santos Limited (No 2) [2010] FCA 238
Parties: NOELENE MARGARET EDWARDS, CLANCY MCKELLAR, IONA DAWN SMITH, ERNEST (HOPE) EBSWORTH, ROSEMARY (ROSE) ANNE WILSON, MARGARET ANNE COLLINS, SHARLEEN LOUISE KNIGHT, ARCHIE ALFRED EBSWORTH v SANTOS LIMITED, STATE OF QUEENSLAND and DEHLI PETROLEUM PTY LIMITED
File number: QUD 86 of 2009
Judge: LOGAN J
Date of judgment: 17 March 2010
Catchwords: COSTS – Discretionary power to award costs under Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43 – Where native title questions involved – Whether the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 85A can be taken into account in the exercise of discretion to award costs – Held even though not directly applicable, "spirit" of s 85 relevant – Held that "spirit" did not displace usual rule that costs follow the event in circumstances where prior intermediate appellate authority highlighted a lack of standing and jurisdiction
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 85A
Cases cited: Edwards v Santos Limited [2009] FCA 1532 cited The Lardil Peoples v Queensland (2001) 108 FCR 453 cited Fesl v Delegate of Native Title Registrar (No 2) (2008) 173 FCR 176 considered The Lardil Peoples v Queensland [2001] FCA 464 cited
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