Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Etnyre v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [2021] FCA 610 File number: NSD 902 of 2020
Judgment of: ABRAHAM J
Date of judgment: 7 June 2021
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – security for costs – factors relevant to exercise of Court's discretion – where applicants impecunious – where applicants are resident outside of Australia – where applicants have no assets within Australia – whether order for security for costs would stifle proceedings
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 56 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 19.01
Cases cited: Australian Equity Investors v Colliers International (NSW) Pty Ltd [2012] FCAFC 57 Bell Wholesale Co. Ltd v Gates Export Corporation (1984) 2 FCR 1 Botsman v Bolitho & Ors [2018] VSCA 111 Cowell v Taylor (1885) 31 Ch D 34 East Grace Corporation v Xing (No 1) [2005] FCA 219 Frigger v Kitay [2019] FCA 624 James v Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (No 1) (1985) 9 FCR 442 KP Cable Investments Pty Ltd v Meltglow Pty Ltd (1995) 56 FCR 189 Logue v Hansen Technologies Ltd [2003] FCA 81; (2003) 125 FCR 590 Madgwick v Kelly [2013] FCAFC 61; (2013) 212 FCR 1 Mecrus Pty Ltd v Industrial Energy Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 103 PS Chellaram & Co Ltd v China Ocean Shipping Co [1991] HCA 36; (1991) 102 ALR 321 Staff Development & Training Centre Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia [2005] FCA 1643 Stapleton v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 1418 Thomas v STX Pan Ocean Co Ltd [2011] FCA 254
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