Ferguson v Dallow (No 5) [2021] FCA 698

Federal Court of Australia

Ferguson v Dallow (No 5) [2021] FCA 698 File number(s): TAD 31 of 2020

Judgment of: O'CALLAGHAN J

Date of judgment: 28 June 2021

Catchwords: CONTEMPT OF COURT – sentencing – where respondent found guilty of four charges of contempt of court, including one of scandalising the court – whether respondent's extensive criminal record for offences other than contempt relevant to sentencing – R v Giscombe (1984) 79 Cr App R 79 considered – respondent sentenced to immediate term of imprisonment

Legislation: Surrogacy Act 2012 (Tas)

Cases cited: Admark Property Group Pty Ltd (in liq) v GJ Building and Contracting Pty Ltd (2017) 94 NSWLR 777 Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union v Mudginberri Station Pty Ltd (1986) 161 CLR 98 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Levi (No 3) [2008] FCA 1586; ATPR ¶42-257 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Matthews [2009] NSWSC 285; 71 ACSR 279 Attorney-General (NSW) v Macquarie Publications Pty Ltd (1988) 40 A Crim R 405 Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58 Grocon Constructors (Victoria) Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2014] VSC 134; 241 IR 288 Kazal v Thunder Studios Inc (California) (2017) 256 FCR 90 Louis Vuitton Malletier SA v Design Elegance Pty Ltd (2006) 149 FCR 494 Markovic v The Queen (2010) 30 VR 589 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 R v Giscombe (1984) 79 Cr App R 79 R v Murray [2018] VSC 133 R v Vasiliou (No 2) [2012] VSC 242 R v Wirth (1976) 14 SASR 291 Royer v Western Australia [2009] WASCA 139; 197 A Crim R 319 Victoria International Container Terminal Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union [2018] VSC 794; 285 IR 28