Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Finch v Heat Group Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 236 Citation: Finch v Heat Group Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 236
Parties: JO-ANNE FINCH v THE HEAT GROUP PTY LTD (ACN 092 941 430), GILLIAN FRANKLIN, PETER KADLECIK, ADAM WHITE, JOHN SIMCOCKS and DARREN SCOTTI
File number: VID 704 of 2012
Judge: JESSUP J
Date of judgment: 14 March 2014
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Whether the court should refer the applicant to a lawyer for pro bono legal assistance under r 4.12 of Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – Whether applicant has the means to obtain legal assistance – No evidence as to the means of the applicant – Whether applicant has capacity to obtain legal assistance – Applicant was previously represented by solicitors and counsel in this proceeding and in earlier proceedings – Whether the nature and complexity of the proceeding of the warrants a referral – No referral for legal assistance made
Legislation: Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic) Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 4.12
Date of hearing: 14 March 2014
Place: Melbourne
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 11
Counsel for the Applicant: The applicant appeared in person
Counsel for the Respondents: M Felman
Solicitor for the Respondents: Minter Ellison
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION VID 704 of 2012
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