Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Sister Marie Brigid Arthur (Litigation Representative) v Northern Territory of Australia (No 2) [2020] FCA 215 File number: NTD 34 of 2018
Judge: MURPHY J
Date of judgment: 26 February 2020
Catchwords: REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS – approval of settlement under s 33V of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – where settlement approval also required to be approved under each of Division 9.2 and Rule 9.70 of the Act – whether it is appropriate to dispense with the requirement for the Court to fix a date for opt out – whether dismissal is better characterised as a settlement or a discontinuance – settlement approved
Legislation: Evidence Act 2011 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Crown Proceeding Act 1993 (NT) Youth Justice Act 2005 (NT) Youth Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (NT) Youth Justice Regulations 2005 (NT)
Cases cited: Adams v Navra Group Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 1157 Australian Securities & Investments Commission v GDK Financial Solutions Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 6) [2010] FCA 1092 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Richards [2013] FCAFC 89 BMW Australia Ltd v Brewster [2019] HCA 45 Carnie v Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd [1995] HCA 9; (1995) 182 CLR 398 Femcare Ltd v Bright [2000] FCA 512; (2000) 100 FCR 331 Handford v Storie (1825) 2 Sim & St 196; (1825) 57 ER 320 Hogan v Australian Crime Commission [2010] HCA 21; (2010) 240 CLR 651 Kelly v Willmott Forests Ltd (in liquidation) (No 4) [2016] FCA 323; (2016) 335 ALR 439 McMullin v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd [1998] FCA 658; (1998) 84 FCR 1 Mercedes Holdings Pty Limited v Waters (No 1) [2010] FCA 124; (2010) 77 ACSR 265 Perera v GetSwift Ltd [2018] FCA 732; (2018) 357 ALR 586 Re Calgary & Medicine Hat Land Co [1908] 2 Ch 652 Scandolera v State of Victoria [2015] FCA 1451 Sister Marie Brigid Arthur (Litigation Representative) v Northern Territory of Australia [2019] FCA 859 TW McConnell Pty Ltd v SurfStitch Group Ltd (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 1749; (2018) 133 ACSR 98 Vernon v Village Life Ltd [2009] FCA 516 Williams v FAI Home Security Pty Ltd (No 4) [2000] FCA 1925; (2000) 180 ALR 459 ZMB Australia Pty Ltd v Warne [2011] FCA 311; (2011) 194 FCR 125 ZMB Australia Pty Ltd v Warne [2011] FCAFC 65
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