Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd v Murray [2021] FCA 1506 File number: WAD 250 of 2021
Judgment of: COLVIN J
Date of judgment: 30 November 2021
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - non-party requests for access to court documents - where orders previously made restricting inspection of filed documents without leave - whether order restricting publication of court documents necessary to prevent prejudice to proper administration of justice - whether provision of access to court material exposes applicants to republication of material subject of applicants' complaints of misleading or deceptive conduct and defamation - whether irreparable harm to applicants' business reputation if orders restricting access not continued - requests for access to documents allowed
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37AE, 37AF, 37AG
Cases cited: Baptist Union of Queensland - Carinity v Roberts [2015] FCA 1068; (2015) 241 CLR 135 Central Equity Ltd v Chua [1999] FCA 1067 Conway v Fernandez (No 2) [2018] FCA 1975 Cummings v Fairfax Digital Australia and New Zealand Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 325; (2018) 99 NSWLR 173 Herald & Weekly Times Limited v Gregory D Williams (formerly identified as VAI) [2003] FCAFC 217; (2003) 130 FCR 435 Hogan v Australian Crime Commission [2010] HCA 21; (2010) 240 CLR 651 Oldham v Capgemini Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 1149; (2015) 241 CLR 397 Rinehart v Welker [2011] NSWCA 403; (2011) 93 NSWLR 311 Rush v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 357
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