High Court of Australia
HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA
FRENCH CJ,
GUMMOW, HAYNE, HEYDON, CRENNAN, KIEFEL AND BELL JJ
BETFAIR PTY LIMITED APPELLANT
AND
RACING NEW SOUTH WALES & ORS RESPONDENTS
Betfair Pty Limited v Racing New South Wales [2012] HCA 12
30 March 2012
S116/2011
ORDER
1. Appeal dismissed.
2. The appellant pay the costs of the first and second respondents.
On appeal from the Federal Court of Australia
Representation
N J Young QC with C L Lenehan and K C Morgan for the appellant (instructed by Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers)
J T Gleeson SC with N J Owens, J S Emmett and G E S Ng for the first and second respondents (instructed by Yeldham Price O'Brien Lusk)
M G Sexton SC, Solicitor-General for the State of New South Wales and J K Kirk with A M Mitchelmore for the third respondent (instructed by Crown Solicitor (NSW))
Interveners
S J Gageler SC, Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth with G A Hill intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)
M G Hinton QC, Solicitor-General for the State of South Australia with L K Byers intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of South Australia (instructed by Crown Solicitor (SA))
S G E McLeish SC, Solicitor-General for the State of Victoria with S P Donaghue and P D Herzfeld intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of Victoria (instructed by Victorian Government Solicitor)
R M Mitchell SC, Acting Solicitor-General for the State of Western Australia with E M Heenan intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of Western Australia (instructed by State Solicitor (WA))
G J D del Villar intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the State of Queensland (instructed by Crown Law (Qld))
Notice: This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.
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