Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
AGL Energy Limited v Hardy [2017] FCA 420 File number: VID 176 of 2017
Judge: O'CALLAGHAN J
Date of judgment: 26 April 2017
Catchwords: CONTEMPT OF COURT – search order made pursuant to r 7.43 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – order concerned predominantly with electronic documents – respondent refused to permit search party to enter premises – whether respondent guilty of contempt of court – whether order clear, unambiguous and capable of compliance
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 31 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), rr 7.42, 7.43, 7.45 42.02(d)
Cases cited: Advan Investments Pty Ltd v Dean Gleeson Motor Sales Pty Ltd [2003] VSC 201 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v ACN 117 372 915 (in liq) [2015] FCA 1441 Hurd v Zomojo Pty Ltd [2015] FCAFC 148 ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1992) 38 FCR 248 Kirkpatrick v Kotis (2004) 62 NSWLR 567 Sydney Medical Service Co-operative Ltd v Lakemba Medical Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] FCA 1188 Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd v Sharman Networks Ltd (2006) 150 FCR 110 Biscoe P, Freezing and Search Orders: Mareva and Anton Piller Orders (2nd ed, LexisNexis Butterworths Australia, 2008) Practice Direction (Mareva Injunctions and Anton Piller Orders) [1994] 1 WLR 1233
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