Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia [2014] FCA 1234 Citation: Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia [2014] FCA 1234
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: 18 November 2014
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Subpoenas – whether leave to issue subpoenas should be granted – limited leave granted
Legislation: Constitution s 96 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 37M Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 24.01, 24.22
Cases cited: Comcare v John Holland Rail Pty Ltd (No 5) (2011) 195 FCR 43; [2011] FCA 62 Dorajay Pty Ltd v Aristocrat Leisure Ltd [2005] FCA 588 ICM Agriculture v Commonwealth (2009) 240 CLR 140; [2009] HCA 51 McIlwain v Ramsey Food Packaging Pty Ltd (2005) 221 ALR 785; [2005] FCA 1233 Spencer v Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118; [2010] HCA 28 Spencer v Commonwealth [2014] FCA 1117 Trade Practices Commission v Arnotts Ltd (No 2) (1989) 88 ALR 90 Wong v Sklavos [2014] FCAFC 120
Date of hearing: 12 November 2014
Date of last submissions: 18 November 2014
Place: Sydney
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
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