Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
O'Donnell v Commonwealth of Australia [2023] FCA 1227 File number(s): VID 482 of 2020
Judgment of: MURPHY J
Date of judgment: 11 October 2023
Date of publication of reasons: 13 October 2023
Catchwords: REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS – application for approval of settlement under Div 9.2 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – principles relevant to settlement approval under Div 9.2 – settlement approved
Legislation: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) s 12DA Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 33C, 33V Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 9.21, 9.22, 26.12
Cases cited: Carnie v Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd [1995] HCA 9; (1995) 182 CLR 398 Minister for the Environment v Sharma [2022] FCAFC 35; 291 FCR 311 Murphy v Victoria (2014) 45 VR 119 Roo Roofing Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [2019] VSC 331 Sharma v Minister for the Environment [2021] FCA 560; 391 ALR 1 Sister Marie Brigid Arthur (Litigation Representative) v Northern Territory of Australia (No 2) [2020] FCA 215 Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 507 Webb v GetSwift Limited (No 7) [2023] FCA 90
Division: General Division
Registry: Victoria
National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations
Sub-area: Regulator and Consumer Protection
Number of paragraphs: 47
Date of hearing: 11 October 2023
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