Australians for Indigenous Constitutional Recognition Ltd v Commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission [2021] FCA 435

Federal Court of Australia

Australians for Indigenous Constitutional Recognition Ltd v Commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission [2021] FCA 435 File number: VID 815 of 2020

Judgment of: THAWLEY J

Date of judgment: 29 April 2021

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for maximum costs order under r 40.51 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – where substantive proceedings concern appeal against the Commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission's objection decision, which refused to register the applicant as a public benevolent institution – application dismissed

Legislation: Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (Cth) ss 25-5, 160-5, 160-25, 170-15 Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) O 62A r 1 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 40.51

Cases cited: Ambulance Service of NSW v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2002) 50 ATR 496 Australian Council of Social Service Inc v Commissioner of Pay-roll Tax (1985) 1 NSWLR 567 Commissioner of Taxation v The Hunger Project Australia (2014) 221 FCR 302 Commissioner of Taxation v Word Investments Ltd (2008) 236 CLR 204 Corcoran v Virgin Blue Airlines [2008] FCA 864 Ferguson v Commissioner of Taxation (2012) 89 ATR 292 Grapsas v Commissioner of Taxation (2011) 86 ATR 326 Houston v State of New South Wales [2020] FCA 502 Houston v State of New South Wales [2020] FCA 1099 Maclean Shire Council v Nungera Co-Operative Society Ltd (1995) 86 LGERA 430 McKay Super Solutions Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Bellamy's Australia Ltd (No 2) (2019) 135 ACSR 278 Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (1931) 45 CLR 224 Punin v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2000) 44 ATR 233