Jele Chemists Pty Ltd v Australian Community Pharmacy Authority (No 3) [2024] FCA 606

Federal Court of Australia

Jele Chemists Pty Ltd v Australian Community Pharmacy Authority (No 3) [2024] FCA 606 File number(s): QUD 293 of 2022

Judgment of: MEAGHER J

Date of judgment: 10 June 2024

Catchwords: COSTS – Appropriate orders as to costs – Application of Hardiman principle – where appropriate alternative contradictors present – where notice of objection to competency and originating application dismissed

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 29(1), 37M, 37N Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 25.14, 36.08

Cases cited: BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd v National Competition Council (No 2) [2007] FCA 557 Conradsen at [20], in Cmr of Taxation v Rowntree (No 2) [2021] FCA 268 Conradsen v Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corp [2023] FCA 1373 Fagan v Crimes Compensation Tribunal (1982) 150 CLR 666 Freedom Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd v Minister for Health (No 2) [2021] FCA 1250 Huon Aquaculture Group Ltd v Minister for the Environment (No 2) [2018] FCA 1938 Jele Chemists Pty Ltd v Australian Community Pharmacy Authority [2023] FCA 1652 R v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal Ex parte Hardiman (1980) 144 CLR 13 Lo v Australian Community Pharmacy Authority [2013] FCA 639 Metlife Insurance Ltd v Australian Financial Complaints Authority (No 3) [2022] FCA 849 Montgomery v Minister for Immigration (No 2) [2021] FCA 1444 Ogawa v Financial Information Commissioner [2014] FCA 229 PKT Technologies Pty Ltd (fka fairlight.au Pty Ltd) v Peter Vogel Instruments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCAFC 46 Wills v Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Skills Quality Authority (Costs) [2022] FCAFC 43