Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
McCullough v Australian Human Rights Commission [2012] FCA 1470 Citation: McCullough v Australian Human Rights Commission [2012] FCA 1470
Parties: NANCY-LOUISE MCCULLOUGH v AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION and COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
File number: ACD 4 of 2012
Judge: BUCHANAN J
Date of judgment: 21 December 2012
Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – exercise of discretion not to inquire further into complaints – long history of procedural complaints to various bodies COSTS – initial respondent submitting to jurisdiction of the Court – joinder of Commonwealth as contradictor – whether the applicant should pay the Commonwealth's costs – costs awarded
Legislation: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
Cases cited: Ugur v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission [2007] FCA 2066
Date of hearing: 10 December 2012
Place: Sydney (via video link to Canberra)
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 43
Counsel for the Applicant: The applicant appeared in person.
Counsel for the First Respondent: The first respondent submitted save as to costs.
Counsel for the Second Respondent: Mr J Davidson of Australian Government Solicitor
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION ACD 4 of 2012
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