Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Buckee v Commonwealth of Australia [2014] FCA 242 Citation: Buckee v Commonwealth of Australia [2014] FCA 242
Parties: CHRISTOPHER EDGAR BUCKEE and REBECCA JOANNE BUCKEE v COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, QBE INSURANCE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED ABN 78 003 191 035 and ROBERT JAMES STEVENS
File number: WAD 433 of 2013
Judge: BARKER J
Date of judgment: 18 March 2014
Catchwords: HIGH COURT AND FEDERAL COURT – federal jurisdiction – original jurisdiction of Federal Court conferred by s 39B(1A)(c) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) – whether proceeding involves a matter arising under Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) or Insurance Contracts Regulations 1985 (Cth) – whether s 64 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) operates to confer jurisdiction in any proceeding in which Commonwealth is a party – whether cross-vesting order should be made
Legislation: Constitution s 75, s 75(iii), s 75(iv), s 76, s 76(ii), s 77(i) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Pt IVA Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) s 13, s 14, s 67 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 2, s 39B, s 39B(1), s 39B(1A), s 39B(1A)(a), s 39B(1A)(b), s 39B(1A)(c), s 64 Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (Cth) s 5(4) Insurance Contracts Regulations 1985 (Cth)
Cases cited: Agtrack (NT) Pty Ltd v Hatfield [2005] HCA 38; (2005) 223 CLR 251 Arturi v Zupps Motors Pty Ltd [1980] FCA 164; (1980) 49 FLR 283 Austral Pacific Group Limited (in liquidation) v Airservices Australia [2000] HCA 39; (2000) 203 CLR 136 Bass v Permanent Trustee Company Limited [1999] HCA 9; (1999) 198 CLR 334 Baume v Commonwealth (1906) 4 CLR 97 British American Tobacco Australia Limited v Western Australia [2003] HCA 47; (2003) 217 CLR 30 China Ocean Shipping Co v South Australia (1979) 145 CLR 172 Commonwealth v Evans Deakin Industries Limited [1986] HCA 51; (1986) 161 CLR 254 LNC Industries Limited v BMW (Australia) Limited [1983] HCA 31; (1983) 151 CLR 575 Re Australian Securities and Investments Commission; ex parte Edensor Nominees Pty Limited [2001] HCA 1; (2001) 204 CLR 559 Sagacious Legal Pty Ltd v Wesfarmers General Insurance Limited (No 4) [2010] FCA 482; (2010) 268 ALR 108
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