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FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
New South Wales Registry
Level 17, Law Courts Building 184 Phillip Street Queens Square SYDNEY, 2000
05 June 2023
URGENT MATTERS - GENERAL DUTY JUDGE: Justice Thawley From 8:30am Monday the 29th of May through to 8:30am Monday the 5th of June Practitioners - contact Associate on (02) 8099 8409 Self-represented parties - for assistance contact the Registry on 1300 720 980 URGENT MATTERS - GENERAL DUTY JUDGE: Justice Bromwich J From 8:30am Monday the 5th of June through to 8:30am Monday the 12th of June Practitioners - contact Associate on (02) 8099 8537 or (02) 8099 8483 Self-represented parties - for assistance contact the Registry on 1300 720 980 URGENT MATTERS - COMMERCIAL & CORPORATIONS DUTY JUDGE: Justice Goodman From 8:30am Monday the 29th of May through to 8:30am Monday the 12th of June Practitioners - contact Associate on (02) 8099 8487 Self-represented parties - for assistance contact the Registry on 1300 720 980 URGENT MATTERS - COMMERCIAL & CORPORATIONS DUTY JUDGE: Justice Jackman From 8:30am Friday the 9th of June through to 8:30am Monday the 12th of June Practitioners - contact Associate on (02) 8099 8580 Self-represented parties - for assistance contact the Registry on 1300 720 980 LISTING & GENERAL ENQUIRIES: Contact the Registry on 1300 720 980 Use Federal Law Search on the Commonwealth Courts Portal at www.comcourts.gov.au/public/esearch Visit www.fedcourt.gov.au AFTER HOURS: For urgent after hours applications call: 1300 352 000 USE OF RECORDING DEVICES PROHIBITED. The use of recording and transmission devices on Court premises or in Court hearings, irrespective of whether that hearing is heard in person, using remote access technology or a combination of both is strictly prohibited, without express approval of the Court. Failure to comply may constitute an offence.
Justice Perram Court Room 18C | ||
10:15 AM | Hearing | |
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1 | NSD1252/2021 | FAIR WORK OMBUDSMAN V COLES SUPERMARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 004 189 708 |
1 | NSD581/2021 | FAIR WORK OMBUDSMAN V WOOLWORTHS GROUP LIMITED (ACN 000 014 675) & ANOR |
Justice Yates Court Room 19A | ||
10:15 AM | Hearing | |
1 | NSD957/2021 | MOHAMMADSALIM ISHAKBHAI GENA & ORS V MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, MIGRANT SERVICES AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS & ANOR |
Justice Katzmann Court Room 18A | ||
9:30 AM | Case Management Hearing | |
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10:15 AM | Hearing | |
1 | NSD122/2022 | FAIR WORK OMBUDSMAN V SUSHI BAY PTY LTD (ACN 121 977 419) (IN LIQUIDATION) & ORS |
Justice Markovic Court Room 21A | ||
9:30 AM | Case Management Hearing | |
1 | NSD351/2021 | ST MARY'S HOG'S PTY LTD ABN 73 143 026 626 & ORS V HBCA PTY LTD ABN 75 07 132 655 & ORS |
2:15 PM | Interlocutory Hearing | |
2 | NSD1220/2020 | AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES & INVESTMENTS COMMISSION V MELISSA LOUISE CADDICK & ORS |
Justice Bromwich Court Room 19E | ||
10:15 AM | Resentence Hearing | |
1 | NSD485/2022 | GEOFFREY ERNEST SAGE AN EXAMINER APPOINTED UNDER SECTION 46B OF THE AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION ACT 2002 (CTH) V CFT22 |
Justice Burley Court Room 18B | ||
9:30 AM | Judgment | |
1 | NSD349/2022 | SHANE MURDOCK & ORS V VIRGIN AUSTRALIA AIRLINES PTY ABN 36 090 670 965 & ORS |
2 | NSD506/2022 | IMOGEN CLAYTON & ORS V VIRGIN AUSTRALIA AIRLINES PTY LTD ABN 36 090 670 965 |
Justice Thawley Court Room 19D | ||
10:00 AM | Case Management Hearing | |
1 | NSD553/2019 | NATIONAL TERTIARY EDUCATION UNION & ANOR V THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY & ANOR |
Justice Anderson Court Room 18D | ||
9:30 AM | Hearing | |
By VideoconferenceThis proceeding will be conducted by remote access technology and is open to members of the public as well as practitioners wishing to appear. To join remotely please copy and paste the following link to your web browser: https://webstreamedia.com/epiq-mcfarlane-v-insignia | ||
1 | NSD206/2020 | JOHN DOUGLAS MCFARLANE ATF THE S MCFARLANE SUPERANNUATION FUND V INSIGNIA FINANCIAL LIMITED |
Justice Raper Court Room 19B | ||
9:30 AM | First Case Management Hearing | |
1 | NSD107/2023 | BBY21 V MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS & ORS |
2 | NSD423/2023 | HELEN DELIA LEWIS & ANOR V SMEG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 146 901 082) |
3 | NSD424/2023 | RUTH SOKOLOWSKI V SMEG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 146 901 082) |
4 | NSD425/2023 | RICHARD DEWAR & ANOR V SMEG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 146 901 082) |
9:30 AM | Case Management Hearing | |
5 | NSD548/2022 | MARTIN RUSSELL GARWOOD V APPROVED SPECIALISTS PTY LIMITED (ACN 094 656 354) |
Justice Kennett Court Room 16A | ||
10:15 AM | Hearing | |
1 | NSD1137/2021 | AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES & INVESTMENTS COMMISSION V FERRATUM AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED ACN 151 137 049 |
Justice Jackman Court Room 22B | ||
9:30 AM | Judgment | |
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2 | NSD1066/2021 | FKP COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS PTY LIMITED ACN 010 750 964 & ANOR V ZURICH AUSTRALIAN INSURANCE LIMITED ACN 000 296 640 |
10:15 AM | Hearing | |
3 | NSD942/2022 | AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION V DELL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 003 855 561 |
Registrar Luxton By Web Conference Victoria Registry: Virtual Recorder One (9:30 AM AEST) | ||
9:30 AM | Examination - Production of Documents | |
By VideoconferenceThis proceeding will be conducted by remote access technology and can be observed by any member of the public. If a member of the public wishes to observe the proceeding by video link or by telephone, please contact the assistant to Judicial Registrar Luxton by email at Assistant.LuxtonR@fedcourt.gov.au at least one hour before the scheduled start time. Members of the public are not to provide their name when connecting, but should identify themselves as an observer, and are to remain muted. | ||
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Registrar Hammerton-Cole Virtual Recorder Forty-Five | ||
10:15 AM | Case Management Hearing | |
By Videoconference | ||
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