McKenzie v Cash Converters International Ltd [2017] FCA 1564

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

McKenzie v Cash Converters International Ltd [2017] FCA 1564 File number: NSD 601 of 2016

Judge: MARKOVIC J

Date of judgment: 21 December 2017

Catchwords: PRIVILEGE – application challenging claim for legal professional privilege – where certain advices voluntarily disclosed – where advices deployed in respondents' defence – whether privilege waived by putting contents of advices in issue – whether issue waiver arises from deployment of advices in respondents' defence – whether sufficient evidence to support claim of privilege – whether to exercise discretion to inspect documents

Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 75 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 20.32

Cases cited: Attorney-General for the Northern Territory v Maurice (1986) 161 CLR 475 AWB Ltd v Cole (No 5) (2006) 155 FCR 30 Barnes v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (2007) 242 ALR 601; [2007] FCAFC 88 Commissioner of Taxation v Rio Tinto Ltd (2006) 151 FCR 341 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Intertan Inc (2003) 127 FCR 499 Esso Australia Resources Limited v Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia (1990) 201 CLR 49 Grant v Downs (1976) 135 CLR 674 Hancock v Rinehart (Privilege) [2016] NSWSC 12 Hastie Group Ltd (in liq) v Moore [2016] NSWCA 305 Kirby v Centro Properties Ltd (No 2) (2012) 87 ACSR 229; [2012] FCA 70 Macquarie Bank Limited v Arup Pty Limited [2016] FCAFC 117 Mann v Carnell (1990) 201 CLR 1 Morton v Bolinda Publishing Pty Limited [2017] FCA 187 National Crime Authority v S (1991) 29 FCR 203 Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (2015) 236 FCR 199 Perazzoli v BankSA, a division of Westpac Banking Corporation Limited [2017] FCAFC 204 The Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2002) 213 CLR 543