Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Zentai v Honourable Brendan O'Connor (No 2) [2010] FCA 252 Citation: Zentai v Honourable Brendan O'Connor (No 2) [2010] FCA 252
Parties: CHARLES ZENTAI v THE HONOURABLE BRENDAN O'CONNOR, COMMONWEALTH MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS, COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY-GENERAL, BARBARA LANE and THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN OFFICER IN CHARGE, HAKEA PRISON
File number: WAD 220 of 2009
Judge: MCKERRACHER J
Date of judgment: 19 March 2010
Catchwords: LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE - within the Attorney-General's Department - advice concerning discretionary decision to surrender for extradition - whether the Attorney-General's delegate is entitled to Legal Professional Privilege - whether disclosure of most, but not all, of the advice is unfair or inconsistent with a claim for legal professional privilege - whether legal professional privilege is waived
Legislation: Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 (Cth) ss 5, 6(1), 6(2), 16 Extradition Act 1988 (Cth) ss 16, 19, 22, 23 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 23 Judiciary Act 1993 (Cth) ss 55E, 55F, 55G, 55ZF Extradition Treaty Between Australia and the Republic of Hungary 1997 Arts 2, 3 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 Art 14
Cases cited: Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs v Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd and Another (2009) 179 FCR 323 AWB Ltd v Cole (2006) 152 FCR 382 Baker v Campbell (1983) 153 CLR 52 Bennett v Chief Executive Officer, Australian Customs Service (2004) 140 FCR 101 Candacal Pty Ltd v Industry Research and Development Board (2005) 59 ATR 615 Commissioner of Australian Federal Police v Propend Finance Pty Ltd (1997) 188 CLR 501 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v InterTAN Inc (2003) 135 FCR 151 Dunesky v Elder (1992) 35 FCR 429 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1999) 201 CLR 49 Grofam Pty Ltd v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (1993) 45 FCR 445 Lane v Morrison (2009) 239 CLR 230 Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1 New South Wales v Betfair Pty Ltd and Others (2009) 180 FCR 543 Osland v Secretary, Department of Justice (2008) 234 CLR 275 Rayney v AW [2009]WASCA 203 Rich v Harrington (2007) 245 ALR 106 Spassked Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (No 4) (2002) 50 ATR 70 Waterford v Commonwealth (1987) 163 CLR 54 Zentai v Republic of Hungary [2008] FCA 1335 Zentai v Republic of Hungary [2009] FCA 284 Zentai v Republic of Hungary [2009] FCA 511 Zentai v Republic of Hungary (2009) 180 FCR 225 Zentai v Honourable Brendan O'Connor [2009] FCA 1597
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