Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Cantor v Audi Australia Pty Limited (No 4) [2019] FCA 1633 File numbers: NSD 1307 of 2015 NSD 1308 of 2015 NSD 1459 of 2015 NSD 1472 of 2015 NSD 1473 of 2015 NSD 1462 of 2016 NSD 322 of 2017
Judge: FOSTER J
Date of Orders: 23 September 2019
Date of Publication of Reasons: 3 October 2019
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – suppression orders – whether the names of certain individuals implicated in the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal should be suppressed – whether certain technical data and specifications and motor vehicle engine software codes and engine maps in respect of Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda diesel motor vehicles should be suppressed as constituting trade secrets
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), Pt VAAA, ss 37AA, 37AE, 37AF, 37AG, 37AJ and 50 (now repealed) Evidence Act 1939 (NT), s 57 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 45
Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Commission v Parish (1980) 43 FLR 129 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v L (2005) 16 NTLR 186 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Air New Zealand Limited (No 3) [2012] FCA 1430 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v BlueScope Steel Limited [2019] FCA 1532 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Cascade Coal Pty Ltd (No 4) [2018] FCA 1243 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi Energia SRL (2011) 283 ALR 137 Cantor v Audi Australia Pty Limited (No 2) [2017] FCA 1042 Hogan v Australian Crime Commission (2010) 240 CLR 651
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