Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Gaffney v RSM Bird Cameron (a firm) [2013] FCA 661 Citation: Gaffney v RSM Bird Cameron (a firm) [2013] FCA 661
Parties: ANGELA GAFFNEY v RSM BIRD CAMERON (A FIRM) and BIRDANCO NOMINEES PTY LTD (AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BIRDANCO PRACTICE TRUST) (ACN 009 321377)
File number: WAD 281 of 2010
Judge: GILMOUR J
Date of judgment: 5 July 2013 Corrigendum: 2 December 2014
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for summary judgment under s 31A of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – whether there was no reasonable prospect of successfully prosecuting the action – alleged claims of discrimination
Legislation: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) s 46PO Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), r 26.01(1)(a), (c) Partnership Act 1895 (WA) s 35(1) Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) s 4(1), 5(1) Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) s 5(1)
Cases cited: Atieh v Civil Aviation Safety Authority [2012] FCA 1027 Blisset v Daniel [1853] 68 ER 1022 Crayford Freight Services Ltd v Coral Seatel Navigation Co (1998) 82 FCR 328 Green v Howell [1910] 1 Ch 495 Hill v Compass Ten Pty Ltd (2012) 205 FCR 94 Hopkinson v Marquis of Exeter (1867) LR 5 Eq 63 Jefferson Ford Pty Ltd v Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd (2008) 167 FCR 372 Purvis v State of New South Wales (Department of Education and Training) (2003) 217 CLR 92 Russell v Clarke [1995] 2 Qd R 310 Steuart v Gladstone (1878) 10 Ch D 626 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia (2010) 241 CLR 118 Varas v Fairfield City Council [2009] FCA 689 Wood v Woad (1874) LR 9 Ex 190 Zhang v University of Tasmania (2009) 174 FCR 366
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