Alexander v Australian Community Pharmacy Authority (No 3) [2010] FCA 506

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Alexander v Australian Community Pharmacy Authority (No 3) [2010] FCA 506 Citation: Alexander v Australian Community Pharmacy Authority (No 3) [2010] FCA 506

Parties: MICHAEL ALEXANDER, NARASIM ANAND RAJU and PHILIP HARDY v THE AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY PHARMACY AUTHORITY, PHILIP COLASANTE, ADRIAN SEBASTIANO and ADAM SEBASTIANO

File number(s): VID 881 of 2009

Judge: BROMBERG J

Date of judgment: 26 May 2010

Catchwords: COSTS – whether inadequacy of decision maker's statement of reasons has a bearing on costs – whether indemnity costs should be ordered – whether refusal of Calderbank offer was unreasonable – whether indemnity costs appropriate because proceeding was brought and maintained for ulterior or extraneous purpose.

Legislation: Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) ss 5, 13 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43 Federal Court Rules O 23 r 11(6)

Cases cited: Alexander v Australian Community Pharmacy Authority (No 2) [2010] FCA 467 Alexander v Australian Community Pharmacy Authority [2010] FCA 189 Alpine Hardwoods (Aust) Pty Ltd v Hardys Pty Ltd (No 2) (2002) 190 ALR 121 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd (No 2)(2002) 201 ALR 618 Black v Lipovac (1998)217 ALR 386 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Campaign Master (UK) Limited v Forty Two International Pty Ltd (No 4) [2010] FCA 398 Colgate Palmolive v Cussons (1993) 46 FCR 225 Commonwealth v Pharmacy Guild (1989) 91 ALR 65 Dais Studio Pty Ltd v Bullet Creative Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 42 Dresna Pty Ltd v Linknarf Management Services Pty Ltd (In liq) (No 2)[2006] FCA 755 Faulkner v Conwell (1989) 21 FCR 41 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 Fyna Foods Australia Pty Ltd v Cobannah Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2)[2004] FCA 1212 Hamod v NSW [2002] FCA 424 Leichardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 McKerlie v State of New South Wales (No 2) [2000] NSWSC 1159; Nutrientwater Pty Ltd v Baco Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 304 Packer v Meagher (1984) 3 NSWLR 486 R v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; Ex parte Hardiman (1980) 144 CLR 13 Ragata Developments Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (unreported, Federal Court, 5 March 1993 Re Wilcox; Ex parte Venture Industries Pty Ltd (No 2) (1996) 72 FCR 151 Rosemin Pty Ltd v Gasp Jeans Chadstone Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 406 Szencorp Pty Ltd v Clean Energy Council Limited (No 2) [2009] FCA 196 Truenergy Pty Ltd v Dispute Resolution Panel & Ors (No 2) [2009] VSC 612 Vasram v AMP Life Limited[2002] FCA 1286 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509