Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Mathews v MacDonnell [2011] FCA 825 Citation: Mathews v MacDonnell [2011] FCA 825
Parties: RUSSELL GORDON HAIG MATHEWS v JANE MACDONNELL, JIM WALSH and SOCIAL SECURITY APPEALS TRIBUNAL
File number: QUD 108 of 2011
Judge: LOGAN J
Date of judgment: 15 July 2011
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for default judgment – where failed to appear at directions and interlocutory hearings – where applicant claims his is disabled – where applicant has not filed any affidavits or other evidence of his disability – applicant unwilling to prosecute proceedings by appearance in usual way – applicant has not shown any special circumstances to justify a trial being conducted by telephone – default judgment given in favour of respondents
Legislation: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) Federal Court Rules (Cth) O 35A r 3
Date of hearing: 15 July 2011
Place: Brisbane
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 12
Counsel for the Applicant: The applicant did not appear
Solicitor for the Respondents: Australian Government Solicitor
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION QUD 108 of 2011
BETWEEN: RUSSELL GORDON HAIG MATHEWS
Applicant
AND: JANE MACDONNELL
First Respondent
JIM WALSH
Second Respondent
SOCIAL SECURITY APPEALS TRIBUNAL
Third Respondent
JUDGE: LOGAN J DATE OF ORDER: 15 JULY 2011 WHERE MADE: BRISBANE
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
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