Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia [2014] FCA 1117 Citation: Spencer v Commonwealth [2014] FCA 1117
Parties: PETER JAMES SPENCER v COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA and STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES
File number: ACD 24 of 2007
Judge: MORTIMER J
Date of judgment: 17 October 2014
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application for adjournment of trial – principles relevant to exercise of discretion – whether other accommodations might be made – application dismissed
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 31A, 37M Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 4.05, 4.12
Cases cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Pty Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175; [2009] HCA 27 Arnold v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 (2010) 240 CLR 242; [2010] HCA 3 Sali v SPC Ltd (1993) 116 ALR 625 Spencer v Commonwealth (2009) 174 FCR 398; [2009] FCAFC 38 Spencer v Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118; [2010] HCA 28 Spencer v Commonwealth (2012) 206 FCR 309; [2012] FCAFC 169 Spencer v Commonwealth (No 2) [2008] FCA 1378 Spencer v Commonwealth (No 3) [2012] FCA 637 Spencer v Commonwealth (No 4) [2012] FCA 1142 Spencer v Commonwealth [2008] FCA 1256 Spencer v Commonwealth [2009] HCATrans 126 Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCATrans 55
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