Aerial Capital Group Limited v Australian Capital Territory [2013] FCA 1411

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Aerial Capital Group Limited v Australian Capital Territory [2013] FCA 1411 Citation: Aerial Capital Group Limited v Australian Capital Territory [2013] FCA 1411

Parties: AERIAL CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED ACN 116 825 248 v AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

File number: ACD 31 of 2013

Judge: JAGOT J

Date of judgment: 20 December 2013

Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Australian Capital Territory – taxi network provider – accreditation scheme – wheelchair accessible taxis – centralised booking service – acquisition of property – just terms

Legislation: Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government Act) 1988 (Cth) Legislation Act 2001 (ACT) Road Transport (General) Act 1999 (ACT) Road Transport (General) Regulation 2000 (ACT) Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001 (ACT) Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 2) (ACT) Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002 (ACT)

Cases cited: ACT v Pinter (2002) 121 FCR 509; [2002] FCAFC 186 Airservices Australia v Canadian Airlines (1999) 202 CLR 133; [1999] HCA 62 Attorney-General (NT) v Chaffey (2007) 231 CLR 651; [2007] HCA 34 Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth (No 2) (1992) 177 CLR 106 Australian Tape Manufacturers Association Ltd v The Commonwealth (1993) 176 CLR 480 Bank of New South Wales v Commonwealth (1948) 76 CLR 1 Bienke v Minister for Primary Industries (1996) 63 FCR 567 Commonwealth v WMC Resources Limited (1998) 194 CLR 1; [1998] HCA 8 Georgiadis v Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Commission (1994) 179 CLR 297 Health Insurance Commission v Peverill (1994) 179 CLR 226 ICM Agriculture v Commonwealth (2009) 240 CLR 140; [2009] HCA 51 JT International SA v Commonwealth (2012) 291 ALR 669; [2012] HCA 43 Minister for Primary Industry and Energy v Davey (1993) 47 FCR 151 Mutual Pools & Staff Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth (1994) 179 CLR 155 National Provincial Bank Ltd v Ainsworth [1965] AC 1175 Nelungaloo Pty Limited v Commonwealth (1952) 85 CLR 545 Nintendo Co Ltd v Centronics Systems Pty Ltd (1994) 181 CLR 134 R v Toohey; Ex parte Meneling Station Pty Ltd (1982) 158 CLR 327 Re Director of Public Prosecutions; Ex parte Lawler (1994) 179 CLR 270 Smith v ANL Ltd (2000) 204 CLR 493; [2000] HCA 58 Telstra Corporation v The Commonwealth (2008) 234 CLR 210; [2008] HCA 7 Theophanous v Commonwealth (2006) 225 CLR 101; [2006] HCA 18 Wurridjal v The Commonwealth (2009) 237 CLR 309; [2009] HCA 2