Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Schutz DSL (Australia) Pty Ltd v VIP Plastic Packaging Pty Ltd (No 8) [2010] FCA 1108
Citation: Schutz DSL (Australia) Pty Ltd v VIP Plastic Packaging Pty Ltd (No 8) [2010] FCA 1108
Parties: SCHUTZ DSL (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ACN 009 069 907), SCHUTZ GMBH & CO KGAA and PROTECHNA S.A. v VIP PLASTIC PACKAGING PTY LTD (ACN 095 313 705) and VIP STEEL PACKAGING PTY LTD (ACN 095 314 195)
File number: WAD 136 of 2009
Judge: MCKERRACHER J
Date of judgment: 13 October 2010
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – non-party discovery – modern test of relevance – 'train of inquiry' test not applicable – discovery between the parties must be exhausted – no clear reason why non-party discovery should be ordered rather than relying on subpoenas
Held: application dismissed
Legislation: Dangerous Goods Act 1985 (VIC) s 3(1) Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road and Rail) Regulations 2008 (VIC) reg 56 Federal Court Rules O 15A r 8
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Advanced Medical Institute Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 366 Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564 Compagnie Financiere et Commerciale du Pacifique v Peruvian Guano Company (1882) 11 QBD 55 Dover Fisheries Pty Ltd v Bottrill (1995) IPC 91-158 Index Group of Companies Pty Ltd v Nolan [2002] FCA 608 McLernon Group Insurances Pty Ltd v Biron Corp Ltd [1995] FCA 500 Mackay Sugar Co-operative Association Ltd v CSR Ltd (1996) 63 FCR 408 Richardson Pacific Ltd v Fielding (1990) 26 FCR 188 Tipperary Developments Pty Ltd v Western Australia (1999) 21 WAR 250
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