Re Pacific Coal Pty Limited; Ex parte: Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2000] HCA 34

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

GLEESON CJ,

GAUDRON, McHUGH, GUMMOW, KIRBY, HAYNE AND CALLINAN JJ

RE PACIFIC COAL PTY LIMITED & ORS RESPONDENTS

EX PARTE: CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY,

MINING AND ENERGY UNION & ANOR PROSECUTORS

Re Pacific Coal Pty Limited

Ex parte: Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union

[2000] HCA 34

15 June 2000

S137/1998

ORDER

Order nisi granted 6 November 1998, as amended by orders made 19 May 1999 and 11 November 1999, discharged with costs.

Representation:

No appearance for the first respondent

C N Jessup QC with M P McDonald for the second respondent (instructed by Freehill Hollingdale & Page)

R J Buchanan QC with G C Martin SC for the third to thirty-eighth respondents (instructed by Freehill Hollingdale & Page)

R C Kenzie QC with I Taylor for the prosecutors (instructed by R L Whyburn & Associates)

Interveners:

D M J Bennett QC, Solicitor-General for the Commonwealth with I M Neil and L J Hardiman intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)

P A Keane QC, Solicitor-General for the State of Queensland with S J Lee intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of Queensland (instructed by Crown Solicitor for the State of Queensland)

P A Keane QC, Solicitor-General for the State of Queensland with S G E McLeish intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of Victoria (instructed by Victorian Government Solicitor)

R J Meadows QC, Solicitor-General for the State of Western Australia with J C Pritchard intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of Western Australia (instructed by Crown Solicitor for the State of Western Australia)

N J Williams with P Ginters intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales (instructed by Crown Solicitor for the State of New South Wales)