Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Dawson v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2021] FCA 1636 File number: SAD 154 of 2019
Judgment of: WHITE J
Date of judgment: 13 December 2021
Catchwords: REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS – approval of settlement under s 33V of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – where the settlement negotiated is fair and reasonable and in the interests of group members as a whole – settlement approved.
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 33C, 33V, 37AF Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) of ss 9(1), 9(1A), 10 Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) s 606
Cases cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Richards [2013] FCAFC 89 Camilleri v The Trust Co (Nominees) Ltd [2015] FCA 1468 Dawson v Commonwealth of Australia [2021] FCA 1354
Division: General Division
Registry: South Australia
National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Number of paragraphs: 53
Date of hearing: 13 December 2021
Counsel for the Applicants: Mr A Collett with Mr T Guthrie
Solicitor for the Applicants: Johnston Withers Lawyers
Counsel for the Respondent: Ms K Eastman SC with Ms K Stewart
Solicitor for the Respondent: Australian Government Solicitor
ORDERS SAD 154 of 2019
BETWEEN: BASIL JOSHUA DAWSON First Applicant
KAMIS LEROY DAWSON Second Applicant
KRESNA CAMERON (and others named in the Schedule) Third Applicant
AND: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Respondent
order made by: WHITE J DATE OF ORDER: 13 DECEMBER 2021
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