Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Davison v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2021] FCA 1324 File number(s): NSD 1063 of 2020
Judgment of: GRIFFITHS J
Date of judgment: 28 October 2021
Catchwords: REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS – closed class representative proceeding brought on behalf of Indigenous Australians under s 46PO of Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) – settlement approval application pursuant to s 33V of Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – whether proposed settlement sum and distribution scheme fair and reasonable and in interests of all group members – settlement approved PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for non-publication orders over various documents including Settlement Deed – whether non-disclosure necessary to prevent prejudice to proper administration of justice – orders made
Legislation: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) ss 46P, 46PH(1B)(b), 46PO Federal Court of Australia 1976 (Cth) ss 33V, 33ZB, 33ZF, 37AE, 37AF, 37AG Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) ss 9, 11, 13, 18A, 18C, 18E
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Cascade Coal Pty Ltd (No 4) [2018] FCA 1243 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Valve Corporation (No 5) [2016] FCA 741 Bropho v Western Australia [2008] FCAFC 100; 169 FCR 59 Caason Investments Pty Ltd v Cao (No 2) [2018] FCA 527 Caason Investments Pty Ltd v International Litigation Partners No 3 Ltd [2018] FCAFC 176; 265 FCR 487 Cantor v Audi Australia Pty Ltd (No 5) [2020] FCA 637 Clark v National Australia Bank Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 652 Clime Capital Ltd v UGL Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 257 Earglow Pty Ltd v Newcrest Mining Ltd [2016] FCA 1433 Endeavour River Pty Ltd v MG Responsible Entity Ltd [2019] FCA 1719 Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Ltd v S&P Global Inc [2018] FCA 379 Macedonian Teachers' Association of Victoria Inc v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission [1998] FCA 1650; 91 FCR 8 McKenzie v Cash Converters International (No 3) [2019] FCA 10 Money Max Int Pty Ltd (Trustee) v QBE Insurance Group Ltd [2016] FCAFC 148; 245 FCR 191 Peterson Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd v Bank of Queensland Ltd (No 3) [2018] FCA 1842; 132 ACSR 258 Smith v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2020] FCA 837 Williams v FAI Home Security Pty Ltd (No 4) [2000] FCA 1925; 180 ALR 459 Zantran Pty Ltd v Crown Resorts Ltd [2019] FCA 641; 370 ALR 516
We try to embed the page this law was scraped from. If the site blocks framing, you still get the link and a local excerpt.
Last checked with source on —
Checking whether the official page can be embedded…
Plain-English simplify of this law: a short summary, key points, and both sides of the argument. Generated on first view via Replicate, then cached. Vote on what helps your study.
No study brief is cached for this law yet. Sign up to generate a plain-English brief.
Sign up to generate