Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia [2020] FCA 32

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia [2020] FCA 32 File number(s): QUD 21 of 2020

Judge(s): GREENWOOD J

Date of judgment: 24 January 2020

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – consideration of an application by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for access to the audio recording of proceedings before a primary judge in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia listened to by each member of the Full Court in reaching a decision in determination of the appeal, to set aside the orders of the primary judge

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 35A(5)

Cases cited: Dennis v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2018] FCCA 1159 Dennis v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2019] FCAFC 231

Date of hearing: 24 January 2020

Date of last submissions: 24 January 2020

Registry: Queensland

Division: General Division

National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights

Category: Catchwords

Number of paragraphs: 25

Solicitor for the Applicant: Mr Grant McAvaney, ABC Legal

ORDERS QUD 21 of 2020

BETWEEN: AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION Applicant

AND: REGISTRAR OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Respondent

JUDGE: GREENWOOD J DATE OF ORDER: 24 JANUARY 2020

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The audio recording of the primary proceeding before the Federal Circuit Court of Australia in the matter of Dennis v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2018] FCCA 1159 not be provided to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.