Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
BXD18 (by her litigation representative Marie Theresa Arthur) v Minister for Home Affairs [2023] FCA 123 File number(s): VID 412 of 2018
Judgment of: WHEELAHAN J
Date of judgment: 22 February 2023
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — interlocutory application for oral discovery by requiring witness to attend examination before a Judicial Registrar — where statutory and contractual obligations of confidence would prevent witness from disclosing information voluntarily — exercise of power under s 23 of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) — application granted
Legislation: Australian Border Force Act 2015 (Cth) s 42 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 4, 23, 23CQ, 33ZF, 37, 37P, 46 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 198AD Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 29.11, 29.16, 29.22 Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (Vic) O 3
Cases cited: AG Australia Holdings Ltd v Burton [2002] NSWSC 170; 58 NSWLR 464 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2019] FCA 1284; 139 ACSR 52 Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd [1999] HCA 18; 198 CLR 380 Commissioner of Taxation v Israel Discount Bank Limited [2020] FCAFC 71 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Ltd (No 4 – examination orders) [2021] FCA 1237 Crown Resorts Ltd v Zantran Pty Ltd [2020] FCAFC 1; 276 FCR 477 Davaria Pty Limited v 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd (No 8) [2021] FCA 295 Hearne v Street [2008] HCA 36; 235 CLR 125 Jackson v Sterling Industries Ltd [1987] HCA 23; 162 CLR 612 Jones v Treasury Wine Estates Ltd [2016] FCAFC 59; 241 FCR 111 Martin v Tasmania Development Resources [1999] FCA 71 Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia [No 3] [1998] HCA 30; 195 CLR 1 R v Basha (1989) 39 A Crim R 337 Radio Corporation of America v Rauland Corporation [1956] 1 QB 618 at 643-644 Rio Tinto Zinc Corporation v Westinghouse Electric Corporation [1978] AC 547 Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Ltd v SARB Management Group Pty Ltd (No 6) [2020] FCA 1866 West v Lord Sackville [1903] 2 Ch 378
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