Esso Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Workers Union (No 3) [2020] FCA 316

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Esso Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Workers Union (No 3) [2020] FCA 316 File number: VID 115 of 2015

Judge: WHEELAHAN J

Date of judgment: 11 March 2020

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for particular discovery under r 20.21 – whether particular documents should be discovered – whether documents may be redacted – whether the Court should direct that the applicants request documents from a joint venture partner

Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) s 346(b), s (348) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 37M, s 37N Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 20.11, r 20.12, r 20.14, r 20.15, r 20.21, r 21.21

Cases cited: AstraZeneca AB v Medis Pharma Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 549 Dennis v Chambers Investment Planners Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 63; 201 FCR 321 Egglishaw v Australian Crime Commission (No 2) [2009] FCA 12; 253 ALR 354 Esso Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Workers' Union [2015] FCA 758; 253 IR 304 Esso Australia Pty Ltd v The Australian Workers' Union [2017] HCA 54; 263 CLR 551 Esso Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Workers' Union (No 2) [2018] FCA 2089 Figtree Developments Ltd v Australian Property Custodian Holdings Ltd [2008] FCA 1041 Gall v Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd [2019] FCA 1799 GE Capital Corporate Finance Group Ltd v Bankers' Trust Co [1995] 1 WLR 172 Lubrizol Corporation v Esso Petroleum Co Ltd [1992] 1 WLR 957 MG Corrosion Consultants Pty Ltd v Gilmore [2011] FCA 1514 Mobil Oil Australia Ltd v Guina Developments Pty Ltd [1996] 2 VR 34 Optus Communications Pty Ltd v Telstra Corporation Ltd [1995] FCA 254 Rio Tinto Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2005] FCA 1335 Sabre Corporation Pty Ltd v Russ Kalvin's Hair Care Company (1993) 46 FCR 428 Sunland Waterfront (BVI) Ltd v Prudentia Investments Pty Ltd (No 4) [2010] FCA 863