Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Patterson v Westpac Banking Corporation [2024] FCA 629 File number(s): VID 1062 of 2023
Judgment of: RAPER J
Date of judgment: 13 June 2024
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application by the first respondent for the documents on the Court file to be ordered confidential – where the respondents have not filed their pleadings and have brought a strike out application – where the parties are currently engaged in mediation – application allowed
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37AA, 37AE, 37AF Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 2.32, 2.32(1), 2.32(1)(b), 2.32(2), 2.32(2)(a), 2.32(2)(c), 2.32(2)(e), 2.32(4)
Cases cited: McLaughlin v Glenn [2020] FCA 679 Oldham v Capgemini Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] FCA 1101 Porter v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [2021] FCA 863 Reynolds v JP Morgan Administrative Services Australia Limited (No 2) [2011] FCA 489; 193 FCR 507 The Country Care Group Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (No 2) [2020] FCAFC 44; 275 FCR 377 Valentine v Fremantle media Australia Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1293
Division: Fair Work Division
Registry: Victoria
National Practice Area: Employment and Industrial Relations
Number of paragraphs: 30
Date of last submission/s: 7 June 2024
Date of hearing: 12 June 2024
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr A White
Solicitors for the Applicant: McDonald Murholme
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