Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Kong v Minister for Health [2014] FCA 34 Citation: Kong v Minister for Health [2014] FCA 34
Parties: STEVEN LAP TAK KONG, BRADLEY MATTHEW COLEMAN and PANNET POK v MINISTER FOR HEALTH, PATRICK MAHONY and LIA MAHONY
File number(s): NSD 1150 of 2012
Judge(s): BUCHANAN J
Date of judgment: 6 February 2014
Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review of exercise of Minister's discretion to personally approve pharmacy to supply pharmaceutical benefits under s 90A of National Health Act 1953 (Cth) – whether Minister obliged to give the applicants an opportunity to be heard – whether applicants denied procedural fairness – whether applicants have standing – whether Minister misunderstood the meaning of 'public interest'
Legislation: Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth), ss 5(l)(a), 5(1)(e), 5(1)(f), 5(2)(a) National Health Act 1953 (Cth), ss 90, 90(1), 90(2), 90(3), 90(3A), 90A, 90A(2), 90A(2)(a), 90A(2)(b), 90A(3), 90B(4), 90D(1), 99L(1) National Health (Australian Community Pharmacy Authority Rules) Determination 2006 (Cth), r 107
Cases cited: Hanna v Minister for Health [2013] FCA 303 Loveridge v Pharmacy Restructuring Authority (1995) 39 ALD 103 Osland v Secretary, Department of Justice (2008) 234 CLR 275 Osland v Secretary, Department of Justice (No 2) (2010) 241 CLR 320 O'Sullivan v Farrer (1989) 168 CLR 210 Pharmacy Guild of Australia v Australian Community Pharmacy Authority (1996) 70 FCR 462 Pharmacy Restructuring Authority v Martin (1994) 53 FCR 589 Plaintiff S10/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2012) 246 CLR 636 Plaintiff M79/2012 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2013) 87 ALJR 682 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1 Right to Life Association (NSW) Inc v Secretary, Department of Human Services & Health (1995) 56 FCR 50; (1995) 128 ALR 238 Tooheys Ltd v Minister for Business & Consumer Affairs (1981) 4 ALD 277; (1981) 54 FLR 421 Wong v Australian Community Pharmacy (2011) 193 FCR 490 Yu v Minister for Health [2013] FCA 261
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