Prygodicz v Commonwealth of Australia (No 3) [2022] FCA 826

Federal Court of Australia

Prygodicz v Commonwealth of Australia (No 3) [2022] FCA 826 File number: VID 1252 of 2019

Judgment of: MURPHY J

Date of judgment: 23 March 2022

Date of publication of reasons 15 July 2022

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – representative proceedings – application for approval to set aside an amount for future settlement administration costs – principles applicable to adopting costs referee's report – costs referee's report not adopted – approved estimate of future settlement administration costs reduced from the amount claimed by the applicants – any amount left over from that set aside to be paid to the peak body for community legal centres providing legal advice in relation to social security benefits

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 33V

Cases cited: Caason Investments Pty Ltd v Cao (No 2) [2018] FCA 527 Kelly v Willmot Forests Ltd (in liquidation) (No 4) [2016] FCA 323; 335 ALR 439 Prygodicz v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2021] FCA 634; 173 ALD 277

Division: General Division

Registry: Victoria

National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights

Number of paragraphs: 89

Date of last submission/s: 21 March 2022

Counsel for the Applicants: Mr B Quinn QC and Mr M Guo

Solicitor for the Applicants: Gordon Legal

Counsel for the Respondent: Ms Z Maud and Ms E Gill

Solicitor for the Respondent: Australian Government Solicitor

Counsel for the Contradictor Ms E Levine

ORDERS VID 1252 of 2019

BETWEEN: KATHERINE PRYGODICZ First Applicant

ELYANE PORTER Second Applicant