Haire v WorkCo Australia Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 668

Federal Court of Australia

Haire v WorkCo Australia Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 668 File number(s): VID 1048 of 2023

Judgment of: HORAN J

Date of judgment: 14 June 2024

Date of publication of reasons: 21 June 2024

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – service on persons in a foreign country – application for deemed service of documents outside Australia under r 10.48 of the Federal Court of Australia Rules 2011 (Cth) – application for substituted service under r 10.24 – whether practicable to serve documents on person outside Australia in accordance with Hague Convention – whether evidence that documents brought to the attention of the person – application granted

Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 10.24, 10.42, 10.44, 10.46, 10.43B, 10.48, 10.49

Cases cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v China Environment Group Ltd [2013] FCA 286 bCode Pty Ltd (in liq) v Holford [2018] FCA 798 British American Tobacco Australasia Limited v Taleb (No 1) [2012] FCA 1065 Commissioner of Taxation v Caratti (No 2) [2018] FCA 1500 Cuzzubbo v Solgold Plc [2024] FCA 594 DHI22 v Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C [2023] FCA 616 Ford, in the matter of Careers Australia Group Limited (in liq) v Mansfield [2022] FCA 173 Heenan (Receiver), in the matter of Ruby Apartments Pty Ltd (in liq) v Ralan Paradise No 1 Pty Ltd (in liq) [2020] FCA 1878; 149 ACSR 205 Kosmos Capital Pty Ltd v Turiya Ventures LLC [2019] FCA 528 Sanum Investments Limited v ST Group Co., Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 1047 Tax Practitioners Board v Buckland [2022] FCA 1376