Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Alcock v Commonwealth of Australia [2012] FCA 870 Citation: Alcock v Commonwealth of Australia [2012] FCA 870
Parties: ROBERT JAMES ALCOCK v COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA and STATE OF VICTORIA
File number: VID 406 of 2012
Judge: DODDS-STREETON J
Date of judgment: 1 August 2012
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application for leave to appeal from interlocutory judgment – relevant principles – whether sufficient doubt to warrant reconsideration – whether substantial injustice – leave granted
Legislation: Constitution s 51(xxxi) Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 (Cth) Coastal Waters (State Title) Act 1980 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s 75 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 24 Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth), O 29 r 1 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Fisheries Management Act 1991 (Cth) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 (Cth) Fisheries Act 1995 (Vic) National Parks (Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries) Act 2002 (Vic)
Cases cited: Alcock v Commonwealth [2011] FCA 392 cited Alcock v Commonwealth [2009] FCA 820 cited Arnold v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 (2010) 240 CLR 242 cited Bienke v Minister for Primary Industries and Energy (1996) 63 FCR 567 cited Bienstein v Bienstein (2003) 195 ALR 225 cited Commonwealth v Tasmania (1983) 158 CLR 1 cited Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Radisich [2010] FCA 1004 considered Décor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1991) 33 FCR 3 applied Ex parte Bucknell (1936) 56 CLR 221 considered ICM Agriculture Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth of Australia (2009) 240 CLR 140 cited Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (2000) 104 FCR 564 considered Luck v University of Southern Queensland [2009] FCAFC 73 considered Newcrest Mining (WA) Ltd v Commonwealth (1990) 190 CLR 513 cited Ogawa v University of Melbourne (No 2) [2004] FCA 1275 cited Robinson v Western Australian Museum (1977) 138 CLR 283 cited Samsung Electronics Co Limited v Apple Inc [2011] FCAFC 156 discussed/approved Smith v ANL Ltd (2000) 204 CLR 493 cited Spencer v The Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118 cited Welsh v Digilin Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 78 considered
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