Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Bickle v State of Victoria (Victoria Police) [2020] FCA 168 File number: VID 937 of 2019
Judge: SNADEN J
Date of judgment: 21 February 2020
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – interlocutory application to strike out points of claim – where applicant has brought proceedings against respondent alleging breaches of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) – whether or not Victoria Police provide a "service" – alleged failure to disclose a reasonable cause of action – whether points of claim are likely to cause prejudice, embarrassment or delay – interlocutory application allowed in part – parts of amended points of claim ought to be struck out
Legislation: Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) ss 4, 5, 6, 24 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 16.21
Cases cited: Carrigan v Honourable Senator Michaelia Cash [2016] FCA 1466 Commissioner of Police v Mohamed (2009) 262 ALR 519 Djime v Kearnes [2019] VSC 117 Farah v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [1998] QB 65 IW v City of Perth (1997) 191 CLR 1 Kavanagh v Victorian WorkCover Authority (2011) 215 IR 108 Secretary of the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations v Anti-Discrimination Commissioner (2003) 11 Tas R 324 Varasdi v State of Victoria [2018] FCA 1655
Date of hearing: 17 February 2020
Registry: Victoria
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights
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