Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Hastwell v Kott Gunning (No 5) [2020] FCA 621 File number: NSD 714 of 2017
Judge: JACKSON J
Date of judgment: 11 May 2020
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - stay of proceedings - refusal to attend medical examination - applicant's right to personal liberty - respondent's right to adduce evidence in its defence - request for applicant to attend medical examination reasonably required for the just resolution of the case - stay granted
Legislation: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) ss 3, 10A, 46P Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) s 3 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 75, 76, 79, 81, 102, 108C Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 23, 37M Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) s 57 Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) s 3 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 (WA) O 28, r 1 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 23.4
Cases cited: Alder v Khoo [2010] QCA 360 Brookfield v Davey Products Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 104 Dupas v The Queen [2012] VSCA 328; (2012) 40 VR 182 Edmeades v Thames Board Mills Ltd [1969] 2 QB 67; [1969] 2 All ER 127 Electric Light & Power Supply Corporation Ltd v Electricity Commission (NSW) (1956) 94 CLR 554 Ewin v Vergara (No 3) [2013] FCA 1311 Furesh (as administrator of Intestate Estate of Slipcevich) v Schor [2013] WASCA 231; (2013) 45 WAR 546 Grant v BHP Coal Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] FCA 1374 Gray v Hopcroft [2000] QCA 144 Hastwell v Kott Gunning (No 3) [2019] FCA 1641 Hill v Hughes [2019] FCCA 1267 Jackson v Sterling Industries Ltd (1987) 162 CLR 612 Kurnell Passenger & Transport Service Pty Ltd v Randwick City Council [2009] NSWCA 59; (2009) 230 FLR 336 Lambert v Mainland Market Deliveries Ltd [1977] 1 WLR 825 Lane v Willis [1972] 1 WLR 326 McKinnon v Commonwealth of Australia [1998] FCA 1095 McKinnon v Commonwealth of Australia [1999] FCA 505 McKinnon v Commonwealth of Australia [1999] FCA 717 Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v HSK [2019] QCA 144 Perera v GetSwift Limited [2018] FCAFC 202; (2018) 263 FCR 92 R (Y) v Croydon London Borough Council [2016] 1 WLR 2895 Richardson v Oracle Corporation Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 82; (2014) 223 FCR 334 Ruddock v Vadarlis [2001] FCA 1329; (2001) 110 FCR 491 S v S [1972] AC 24 Secretary, Department of Health and Community Services v JWB and SMB (Marion's Case) (1992) 175 CLR 218 Starr v National Coal Board [1977] 1 WLR 63 Waters v Public Transport Corporation (1991) 173 CLR 349
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