List of Federal Court of Australia cases
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The following is a list of notable cases that have been considered by the Federal Court of Australia.
Year | Case | Area of law | Comment |
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1979 | Drake v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs | Immigration | |
1984 | Hunter Valley Developments Pty Ltd v Cohen | ||
1994 | Milpurrurru v Indofurn Pty Ltd | ||
1999 | Nulyarimma v Thompson | ||
2001 | Telstra Corporation Ltd v Desktop Marketing Systems Pty Ltd | Copyright | |
2001 | Ruddock v Vadarlis | Immigration | |
2002 | We Two Pty Ltd v Shorrock | ||
2003 | Commissioner of Taxation v La Rosa | Taxation | Money from drug-dealing was assessable income; expenses incurred in drug-dealing were deductible. |
2005 | Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Peoples v Victoria | Native title | First successful native title claim in south-eastern Australia |
2007 | Silberberg v The Builders Collective of Australia Inc | Liability of Internet forum operators for racial vilification | |
2007 | Forestry Tasmania v Brown | Environmental law | |
2010 | Keech v Metropolitan Health Service | Anti-discrimination | |
2010 | ACCC v Cabcharge Australia Ltd | Competition and consumer law | Cabcharge admitted to predatory pricing and was fined $15 million. |
2010 | Getup Ltd v Electoral Commissioner | Electoral law | |
2011 | Eatock v Bolt | Anti-discrimination | |
2011 | Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Ltd | ||
2016 | Wotton v Queensland (No 5) (Palm Island class action) | Anti-discrimination | The excessive and disproportionate response of the Queensland Police Service was racial discrimination. |
2017 | Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria v Gibson | Competition and consumer law | Wellness blogger Belle Gibson made misleading and deceptive claims to have cancer, contrary to the Australian Consumer Law |
2021 | Barilaro v Shanks-Markovina | ||
2023 | ASIC v GetSwift Ltd | Competition and consumer law | Businessmen Joel Macdonald and Bane Hunter were awarded Australia's largest ever penalties for breaching continuous disclosure rules |