Waters v Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Taxation Office) [2014] FCA 1107

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Waters v Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Taxation Office) [2014] FCA 1107 Citation: Waters v Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Taxation Office) [2014] FCA 1107

Parties: NATALIE ELIZABETH WATERS v COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE)

File number: NSD 108 of 2014

Judge: GRIFFITHS J

Date of judgment: 16 October 2014

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for security for costs – whether security should be ordered against applicant – considerations involved in exercise of discretion – impecuniosity of applicant – whether such impecuniosity caused by respondent's conduct – whether public interest litigation – whether order for security would stultify action – security for costs ordered

Legislation: Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 56 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 19.01 Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) ss 368(4) and (5) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW)

Cases cited: Advanced Management Consultancy Pty Ltd v Beech [2003] NSWSC 638 Appleglen Pty Ltd v Mainzeal Corporation Pty Limited (1988) 79 ALR 634 Bell Wholesale Co Pty Ltd v Gates Export Corporation (1984) 2 FCR 1 Bride v Stewart, unreported Bryan E Fencott Pty Ltd v Eretta Pty Ltd (1987) 16 FCR 497 Chang v Comcare Australia [1999] FCA 1677 Chapman v Luminis Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 496 Croker v Sydney Institute of TAFE (NSW) [2003] FCA 942 Elshanawany v Greater Murray Area Health Service [2004] FCA 1272 Equity Access Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1989) 16 IPR 431 Fairlight.au Pty Ltd v Peter Vogel Instruments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] FCA 1037 High Towers Pty Limited v Island Motel Pty Limited, unreported Kiefel v State of Victoria [2014] FCA 604 Madgwick v Kelly [2013] FCAFC 61; (2013) 212 FCR 1 Melville v Craig Nowlan & Associates Pty Ltd [2002] NSWCA 32; (2002) 54 NSWLR 82 Ninan v St George Bank Ltd [2012] FCA 905; (2012) 294 ALR 190 Waters v Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Taxation Office) [2012] NSWSC 790 Waters v Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Taxation Office) [2013] NSWCA 5; (2013) 274 FLR 338 Waters v Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Taxation Office) [2013] HCASL 172 Woodhouse v McPhee (1997) 80 FCR 529