Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Webb v Commonwealth of Australia [2021] FCA 1215 File number: NSD 376 of 2021
Judgment of: ABRAHAM J
Date of judgment: 7 October 2021
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for pleadings to be struck out under r 16.21 of Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – whether statement of claim likely to cause prejudice, embarrassment and delay – whether statement of claim fails to disclose reasonable cause of action – application for strike out granted – whether applicant should have leave to replead – leave to replead granted
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 37M Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 16.02, 16.21 Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) s 14B
Cases cited: Allstate Life Insurance Co v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [1994] FCA 636; (1994) 217 ALR 226 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Chau Chak Wing [2019] FCAFC 125; (2019) 271 FCR 632 Bartlett v Swan Television and Radio Broadcasters Pty Ltd (1995) ATPR 41-434 Chandrasekaran v Commonwealth of Australia (No 3) [2020] FCA 1629 Channel Seven Adelaide Pty Ltd v Manock [2007] HCA 60; (2007) 232 CLR 245 Charlie Carter Pty Ltd v The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association of Western Australia (1987) 13 FCR 413 Consolidated Trust Co Ltd v Browne (1948) 49 SR (NSW) 86 Fair Work Ombudsman v Eastern Colour Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 803; (2011) 209 IR 263 Faruqi v Latham [2018] FCA 1328 Fuller v Toms [2012] FCA 27; (2012) 247 FCR 440 Lee v Wilson [1934] HCA 60; (1934) 51 CLR 276 Meckiff v Simpson [1968] VR 62 Nulyarimma v Thompson [1999] FCA 1192; (1999) 96 FCR 153 Pharm-a-Care Laboratories Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (No 3) [2010] FCA 361 Plaintiff M83A-2019 v Morrison (No 2) [2020] FCA 1198 Polar Aviation Pty Ltd v Civil Aviation Safety Authority [2012] FCAFC 97; (2012) 203 FCR 325 Re Morton, Ex parte Mitchell Products Pty Ltd [1996] FCA 828; (1996) 21 ACSR 497 Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Takemoto v Moody's Investor Service Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1081 Taylor v Department of Health (Cth) [2020] FCA 1364 Thorpe v Commonwealth of Australia (No 3) [1997] HCA 21; (1997) 71 ALJR 767 Wentworth v Rogers (No 5) (1986) 6 NSWLR 534 White Industries Australia Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [2007] FCA 511; (2007) 160 FCR 298 Wride v Schulze [2004] FCAFC 216
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