Pigozzo v Mineral Resources Ltd [2022] FCA 1166

Federal Court of Australia

Pigozzo v Mineral Resources Ltd [2022] FCA 1166 File number: WAD 103 of 2022

Judgment of: FEUTRILL J

Date of judgment: 29 September 2022

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application to restrict inspection of documents - application to strike out - application for injunction and non-publication of documents - pleadings dispute - strike-out principles - confidential information - legal professional privilege - principles of inferred waiver of privilege - privilege not waived - paragraphs struck out of statement of claim - statement of claim not to be published

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 180, 181, 182, 1317AA, 1317AC, 1317AD, 1317AAC, 1317AAC(1) Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 122(2), 123, 124, 125, 125(1), 126, 131(1), 131(2) Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 340, 340(1), 341, 341(1), 342, 343, 360, 361, 539, 546, 550 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 17(1), 23, 31A, 31A(2), 37AE, 37AF(1), 37AF(2), 37AG, 37AH, 37AI, 37AJ, 37M Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 1.32, 1.34, 1.35, 1.36, 2.32(2), 2.32(3), 2.32(4), 2.28, 2.29, 6.01, 16.02, 16.02(1), 16.02(2), 16.21, 16.21(1), 16.42, 16.43, 16.43(1), 26.01

Cases cited: AG Australia Holdings Ltd v Burton [2002] NSWSC 170; (2002) 58 NSWLR 464 Alam v National Australia Bank Ltd [2021] FCAFC 178; (2021) 288 FCR 301 Allstate Life Insurance Co v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [1994] FCA 636; (1994) 217 ALR 226 Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden [2002] NSWCA 419 Aquatic Air Pty Limited v Siewert (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 624 Arnold Bloch Leibler (A Firm) v Slater & Gordon Limited [2020] FCA 1496 Ashbury v Reid [1961] WAR 49 Attorney-General v Wentworth (1988) 14 NSWLR 481 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v ActiveSuper Pty Ltd (in liq) [2015] FCA 342; (2015) 235 FCR 181 Australian Securities & Investments Commission v Australian Investors Forum Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWSC 267; (2005) 53 ACSR 305 AWB Ltd v Cole (No 5) [2006] FCA 1234; (2006) 155 FCR 30 Banque Commerciale SA, En Liquidation v Akhil Holdings Ltd [1990] HCA 11; (1990) 169 CLR 279 Barclay Mowlem Construction Ltd v Dampier Port Authority [2006] WASC 281; (2006) 33 WAR 82 Bartlett v Swan Television & Radio Broadcasters Pty Ltd [1995] ATPR 41-434 Batistatos v Roads Traffic Authority (NSW) [2006] HCA 27; (2006) 226 CLR 25 Berry v CCL Secure Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 1546 Blake v Albion Life Assurance Society (1876) 45 LJCP 663 Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education v Barclay (No 1) [2012] HCA 32; (2012) 248 CLR 500 Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd v Du Bois [2016] FCA 1115 Cashin v Cradock (1876) 3 Ch D 376 Chandrasekaran v Commonwealth of Australia (No 3) [2020] FCA 1629 Christie v Christie (1873) LR 8 Ch App 499 Cigarette & Gift Warehouse Pty Ltd v Whelan [2019] FCAFC 16; (2019) 268 FCR 46 Commissioner of Australian Federal Police v Propend Finance Pty Limited (1997) 188 CLR 501 Commonwealth v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1980) 147 CLR 39 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v BHP Coal Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 987 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v BHP Coal Pty Ltd [2017] FCAFC 50 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Clarke [2007] FCAFC 87 Crocker v Toys 'R' Us (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 3) [2015] FCA 728 Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd v Australian Competition & Consumer Commission [2002] HCA 49; (2002) 213 CLR 543 Dalleagles Pty Ltd v Australian Securities Commission (1991) 4 WAR 325 Dare v Pulham [1982] HCA 70; (1982) 148 CLR 658 Davy v Garratt [1877] 7 Ch D 473 Day v Brownrigg (1878) 10 Ch D 294 Day v William Hill (Park Lane) Ltd [1949] 1 KB 632 DBCT Management Pty Ltd v McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd and Geosea Australia Pty Ltd Joint Venture [2021] FCA 512 DC Payments Pty Ltd v Next Payments Pty Ltd [2016] VSC 315; (2016) 51 VR 151 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v InterTAN Inc [2003] FCA 1191; (2003) 135 FCR 151 Elston v Commonwealth of Australia [2013] FCA 108 Emwest Productions Pty Ltd v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union [2002] FCA 61; (2002) 117 FCR 588 Esso Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Workers' Union [2016] FCAFC 72; (2016) 245 FCR 39 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Commonwealth) [1999] HCA 67; (1999) 201 CLR 49 Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd v Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 46; (2013) 250 CLR 303 Fair Work Ombudsman v Eastern Colour Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 803 Fair Work Ombudsman v Priority Matters Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 833 Flageul v WeDrive Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1666 Forrest v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2012] HCA 39; (2012) 247 CLR 486 Gallo v Attorney-General (Vic) (unreported, Supreme Court of Victoria, Full Court, Starke, Crockett and Beach JJ, 4 September 1984) General Motors-Holden Pty Ltd v Bowling (1976) 12 ALR 605 Giorgianni v The Queen [1985] HCA 29; (1985) 156 CLR 473 Glencore International AG v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [2019] HCA 26; (2019) 265 CLR 646 Gould v Mount Oxide Mines Ltd (In Liq) [1916] HCA 81; (1916) 22 CLR 490 Grant v Downs (1976) 135 CLR 674 H 1976 Nominees Pty Ltd v Galli (1979) 30 ALR 181 Hodson v Pare [1899] 1 QB 455 Hongkong Xinhe International Investment Co Ltd v Bullseye Mining Ltd (No 3) [2021] WASC 260 J & A Vaughan Super Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Becton Property Group Ltd [2014] FCA 581 JC Techforce Pty Ltd & Steinhardt v Pearce, Neville & Oke Industrial Pty Ltd (1996) 138 ALR 522 Kang v Kwan [2001] NSWSC 698 Krakowski v Eurolynx Properties Ltd [1995] HCA 68; 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(1988) 63 ALJR 1 Peruvian Guano Co Ltd v Bockwoldt (1883) 23 Ch D 225 PIA Mortgage Services Pty Ltd v King [2020] FCAFC 15; (2020) 274 FCR 225 Pihiga Pty Ltd v Roche [2011] FCA 240 PNJ v The Queen [2009] HCA 6; (2009) 252 ALR 612 Polar Aviation Pty Ltd v Civil Aviation Safety Authority (No 4) [2011] FCA 1126; (2011) 203 FCR 293 Polar Aviation Pty Ltd v Civil Aviation Safety Authority [2012] FCAFC 97; (2012) 203 FCR 325 Quad Consulting Pty Ltd v David R Bleakley & Associates Pty Ltd (1990) 27 FCR 86 Rafferty v Madgwicks [2012] FCAFC 37; (2012) 203 FCR 1 Re Turf Enterprises Pty Ltd [1975] Qd R 266 Reynolds v JP Morgan Administrative Services Australia Limited (No 2) [2011] FCA 489; (2011) 193 FCR 507 Richardson & Wrench (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Ligon No 174 Pty Ltd [1994] FCA 488; (1994) 123 ALR 681 Rodgers v Rodgers (1964) 114 CLR 608 Rush v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 357; (2018) 359 ALR 473 Rush & Tompkins Ltd v Greater London Council [1989] AC 1280 Sadie Ville Pty Ltd v Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu [2017] FCA 1202; (2017) 123 ACSR 223 Sea Culture International Pty Ltd v Scoles [1991] FCA 523; (1991) 32 FCR 275 Shelton v National Roads and Motorists Association Ltd [2004] FCA 1393 at [18]; (2004) 51 ACSR 278 Spencer v The Commonwealth of Australia [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Spiteri v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 905 Streeter v Western Areas Exploration Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] WASCA 17; (2011) 278 ALR 291 Sullivan v Sclanders [2000] SASC 273; (2000) 77 SASR 419 Sydney Airports Corporation Ltd v Singapore Airlines Ltd [2005] NSWCA 47 T v Tannous (1987) 10 NSWLR 303 Tattsbet Ltd v Morrow [2015] FCAFC 62; (2015) 233 FCR 46 Thomson v STX Pan Ocean Co Ltd [2012] FCAFC 15 Thorpe v Commonwealth of Australia (No 3) [1997] HCA 21; (1997) 144 ALR 677 Trade Practices Commission v Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd (1990) 22 FCR 305 Trade Practices Commission v Pioneer Concrete (Qld) Pty Ltd (1994) 52 FCR 164 Unilever Plc v The Procter & Gamble Co [2000] 1 WLR 2436 Van Der Lee v New South Wales [2002] NSWCA 268 Von Reisner v Commonwealth of Australia [2009] FCAFC 97; 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