Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Beechworth Lawn Tennis Club Inc v Australian Sports Commission [2021] FCA 990 File number(s): VID 486 of 2020
Judgment of: O'CALLAGHAN J
Date of judgment: 20 August 2021
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application by applicant for non-standard discovery pursuant to r 20.15 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – whether documents directly relevant to the issues raised by the pleadings – where no application made for operation of r 20.14 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) to be excluded – where aside from minor matters allegations of fact made in the statement of claim admitted by respondent – where no pleaded allegation of a practice, policy, system or pattern of behaviour – application granted in part
Legislation: Australian Sports Commission Act 1989 (Cth) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 38 Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987 (Cth) s 16 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 20.14, 20.15
Cases cited: Clifton (Liquidator) v Kerry J Investment Pty Ltd [2020] FCAFC 5; 379 ALR 593 Jacara Pty Ltd v Perpetual Trustees WA Ltd (2000) 106 FCR 51 Leyonhjelm v Hanson-Young [2021] FCAFC 22; (2021) 387 ALR 384 Mulley v Manifold (1959) 103 CLR 341 R v Jacobson [No 2] [2014] VSC 368; (2014) 243 A Crim R 466 Unique International College Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2018) 266 FCR 631
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