Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
West (by his litigation representative Toms) v State of Victoria (Department of Education and Training) [2024] FCA 871 File number(s): VID 199 of 2020
Judgment of: ANDERSON J
Date of judgment: 6 August 2024
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application by litigation representative for approval of settlement under rule 9.70 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – consideration of relevant factors for approval of settlement, including the opinion of counsel – whether settlement is in the applicants' best interests – settlement approved.
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)
Cases cited: Butler v Djerriwarrh Employment & Education Services Inc [2015] FCA 296 Modra v State of Victoria (Department of Human Services Victoria & Department of Education and Early Childhood Development) [2013] FCA 1041 Scandolera v State of Victoria (2015) 331 ALR 525 Young v Victoria (Department of Education and Training) [2018] FCA 1124
Division: General Division
Registry: Victoria
National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Number of paragraphs: 26
Date of hearing: 6 August 2024
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr D Hancock
Solicitor for the Applicant: Mazzeo Lawyers
Counsel for the Respondent: The Respondent did not appear
ORDERS VID 199 of 2020
BETWEEN: COREY WEST AND BRADLEY WEST (BY THEIR NEXT FRIEND SHENAE TOMS) Applicant
AND: STATE OF VICTORIA (DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING) Respondent
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