Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Davaria Pty Limited v 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd (No 7) [2020] FCA 1487 File numbers: VID 180 of 2018
Judgment of: MIDDLETON J
Date of judgment: 2 October 2020
Date of publication of reasons: 14 October 2020
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Federal Court of Australia – class action or representative proceedings – application for separate determination of question of whether ss 33V, 33Z or 33ZF of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) authorise the making of a common fund order at settlement or determination of proceeding – removal of separate question to Full Court under s 25(6) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – judge's discretion to reserve a question – question and application for a declaration reserved to the Full Court DECLARATORY RELIEF – whether there is a legal controversy capable of being the subject of declaratory relief between the parties – where there is no natural contradictor to the application – whether the question raised by the first respondent is hypothetical
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 25(6), 33V, 33Z and 33ZF Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 30.01
Cases cited: Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564 Barton v Westpac Banking Corporation (1983) 76 FLR 101 BMW Australia Ltd v Brewster (2019) 374 ALR 627 BMW Australia Ltd v Brewster (2019) 366 ALR 171 Cantor v Audi Australia Pty Ltd (No 5) [2020] FCA 637 Clarence City Council v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] FCAFC 134 Clime Capital Ltd v UGL Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 66 CGU Insurance Limited v Blakely (2016) 259 CLR 339 Edwards v Santos Ltd (2011) 242 CLR 421 Evans v Davantage Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 473 Fencott v Muller (1983) 152 CLR 570 Fisher (trustee for the Tramik Super Fund Trust) v Vocus Group Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 579 Forster v Jododex Australia Pty Ltd (1972) 127 CLR Freehills, in the matter of New Tel Limited (in liq) ACN 009 068 955 (No 2) [2008] FCA 1006 In re Judiciary and Navigation Acts (1921) 29 CLR 257 Lenthall v Westpac Banking Corporation (No 2) [2020] FCA 423 Matthews v SPI Electricity Pty Ltd (Ruling 5) (2012) 35 VR 615 McKay Super Solutions Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Bellamy's Australia Ltd (No 3) [2020] FCA 461 National Australia Bank Limited v Nautilus Insurance Pte Ltd (No 2) (2019) 377 ALR 627 Owen Brewster v BMW Australia Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1261 Palmer v Ayres (2017) 259 CLR 478 Re McBain; Ex parte Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2002) 2019 CLR 372 Truth About Motorways Pty Ltd v Macquarie Infrastructure Management Ltd (2000) 200 CLR 591 Uren v RMBL Investments Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 647 Westpac Banking Corporation v Lenthall (2019) 265 FCR 21
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