Mulholland v Australian Electoral Commission (No 2) [2014] FCA 917

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Mulholland v Australian Electoral Commission (No 2) [2014] FCA 917 Citation: Mulholland v Australian Electoral Commission (No 2) [2014] FCA 917

Appeal from: Mulholland v Australian Electoral Commission [2011] AATA 879

Parties: JOHN VINCENT MULHOLLAND v AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION and ANTHONY ZEGENHAGEN

File number: VID 13 of 2012

Judge: MORTIMER J

Date of judgment: 1 September 2014

Catchwords: COSTS – Application for costs order of Full Court to be stayed, varied or set aside – whether single judge has power to vary or set aside costs order of Full Court – whether any "special or exceptional circumstances" warranting a stay – application refused.

Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) Part XI Electoral Act 2002 (Vic) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 14(3), 25(2)(d) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 39.05, 39.32, 39.35, 40.17, 40.18, 40.20, 40.30, 41.03, 41.11

Cases cited: AD (deceased) on behalf of the Mirning People v Western Australia [2013] FCA 565 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v ActiveSuper Pty Ltd (No 4) [2013] FCA 318 Dunstan v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission [2007] FCA 1326 Flight Centre Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2014] FCA 65 Mulholland and Australian Electoral Commission [2011] AATA 879 Mulholland v Australian Electoral Commission (2014) 219 FCR 1; [2014] FCA 136 Mulholland v Australian Electoral Commission [2012] FCAFC 136 Mulholland v Australian Electoral Commission [2013] HCASL 43 Mulholland v Australian Electoral Commission [2014] FCA 916 Re S&D International Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 6) [2011] VSC 11 Teoh v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1994) 49 FCR 409