Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Comcare v John Holland Rail Pty Ltd (No 3) [2011] FCA 164 Citation: Comcare v John Holland Rail Pty Ltd (No 3) [2011] FCA 164
Parties: COMCARE v JOHN HOLLAND RAIL PTY LTD (ABN 61 009 252 653) and JOHN HOLLAND PTY LTD (ABN 11 004 282 268)
File number: VID 660 of 2008
Judge: BROMBERG J
Date of judgment: 2 March 2011
Catchwords: COURTS AND JUDGES – bias – whether reasonable apprehension of bias by reason of private communications – whether statement or disclosure by Judge should lead to recusal – application dismissed.
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37M, 37N and 37P Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991 (Cth) s 16
Cases cited: Aussie Airlines Pty Ltd v Australian Airlines Pty Ltd & Anor (1996) 65 FCR 215 Brooks v The Upjohn Company (1998) 85 FCR 469 Comcare v John Holland Rail Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 1516 Comcare v John Holland Rail Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 660 Comcare v John Holland Rail Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 981 Concrete Pty Ltd v Parramatta Design and Developments Pty Ltd & Anor (2006) 229 CLR 577 Ebner v Official Trustee (2000) 205 CLR 337 Gas & Fuel Corporation Superannuation Fund v Saunders (1994) 52 FCR 48 Gem v R [2010] VSCA 168 Howell and Ors v Millais and Ors [2007] EWCA Civ 720 Locabail (UK) Limited v Bayfield Properties Ltd and Anor [2000] QB 451 John Holland Pty Ltd v Comcare [2009] FCAFC 127 Johnson v Johnson (2000) 201 CLR 488 Kirby v Centro Properties Ltd (No 2) (2008) 172 FCR 376 Kwan v Kang & Ors [2003] NSWCA 336 Margarula v Northern Territory and Others [2009] 175 FCR 333 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs & Anor v Peko-Wallsend Limited & Ors (1985) 162 CLR 24 R v Carlstrom (1977) VR 366 R v Fisher [2009] VSCA 100 R v Tait and Bartley (1979) 24 ALR 473 R v Wise [2000] 2 VR 287 Re JRL; Ex parte CJL (1986) 161 CLR 342 Re Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance; Ex parte Hoyts Corporation Pty Limited (1994) 119 ALR 206 Teakale v WA (2007) 33 WAR 188
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