Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Prins v News Corp Australia Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 2002 Appeal from: Application for leave to appeal: Prins v News Corp Australia Pty Ltd & Ors [2018] FCCA 3597
File number: QUD 916 of 2018
Judge: RANGIAH J
Date of judgment: 29 November 2019
Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS – application for leave to appeal – primary judge summarily dismissed applicant's proceeding under s 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) – whether primary judge displayed apprehended bias – whether proceeding unfairly conducted – whether primary judge failed to consider parts of applicant's case – whether primary judge erred in finding applicant had no reasonable prospects of success – whether acts done "because of" applicant's race, colour or national or ethnic origin – application dismissed
Legislation: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) s 46PQ(1) Federal Circuit Court Act 1999 (Cth) s 17A Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 24(1)(d) and 24(1D) Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) s 18C Federal Circuit Rules 2001 (Cth) r 13.10
Cases cited: Creek v Cairns Post Pty Ltd (2001) 112 FCR 352 Décor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1991) 33 FCR 397 Dennis v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2018] FCA 1908 Dobson v Australian Postal Corporation [2013] FCA 320 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337 G v H (1994) 181 CLR 387 Gambaro v Mobycom Mobile Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 144 Girlock (Sales) Pty Ltd v Hurrell (1982) 149 CLR 155 Hagan v Trustees of Toowoomba Sports Ground Trust (2001) 105 FCR 56 Henderson v Queensland (2014) 255 CLR 1 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Minogue v Williams [2000] FCA 125 Prior v Wood [2017] FCA 193 Rowe v Emmanual College [2013] FCA 939 RPS v R (2000) 199 CLR 620 Scott v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission [2007] FCA 2055 Sharma v Legal Aid (Qld) [2002] FCAFC 196; (2002) 115 IR 91 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia (2010) 241 CLR 118 Toben v Jones (2003) 129 FCR 515 Trustees of the Property of Cummins (A Bankrupt) v Cummins (2006) 227 CLR 278 Waters v Public Transport Corp (1991) 173 CLR 349
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