Current Class Actions
Below is a list of the current first instance class actions in the Federal Court as at 15 August 2023.
- How to access documents in class actions
- Current class actions by Registry: NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | NT
- Class Actions statistics - by NPA and by Registry
Accessing court documents filed in a class action
Parties and lawyers to a class action can register on the Commonwealth Courts Portal (CCP) to access information about the case, including documents filed, scheduled listing events and orders made.
If you are not a party or a lawyer, you can:
- Check the Applicant's lawyer's website, or
- Apply to the Court for inspect the documents - see Access to Court Documents for details on how to apply and any restrictions on such applications.
Where there is an order of the Court to publish documents on this website, the document will be published in the table below.
Further information
Further information on specific class actions, including how to join a class action, can be found by visiting the applicant's lawyer's website.
If you don't know who the applicant's lawyer is, and the class action is being heard in the Federal Court, click on the file number for the matter in the tables below, e.g. NSD500/2023 external link. This opens the case file in Federal Law Search. The parties and the lawyers representing them are listed under 'Parties'.
Current Class Actions (by Registry)
New South Wales
Date Filed | NPA & Sub-area | File Title | Docket Judge |
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19 July 2023 | Employment and Industrial Relations | NSD730/2023 external link RITCHIE WHITE v TRANSPORT FOR NSW T/A SYDNEY TRAINS | Perram J |
1 June 2023 | Commercial & Corporations (Economic Regulator, Competition and Access) | NSD500/2023 external link SA COUNTRY PUBS PTY LTD v AGL ENERGY LTD | Lee/Sarah C Derrington JJ for case management |
25 May 2023 | Commercial & Corporations (Economic Regulator, Competition and Access) | NSD466/2023 external link DAVID JOHN SIMS v KIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD & ANOR | Bromwich J |
25 May 2023 | Commercial & Corporations (Economic Regulator, Competition and Access) | NSD464/2023 external link SAMANTHA JANE EDWARDS & ANOR v HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | Bromwich J |
26 April 2023 | Other Federal Jurisdiction | NSD349/2023 external link ANTHONY LEITH ROSE & ORS V THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AGED CARE , BRENDAN MURPHY & ORS | Katzmann J |
15 February 2023 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NSD132/2023 external link | Yates J for case management |
15 February 2023 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NSD131/2023 external link | Yates J for case management |
2 February 2023 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NSD85/2023 external link | Lee J for case management |
5 December 2022 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NSD1039/2022 external link | Jackman J for case management |
23 November 2022 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NSD1010/2022 external link | Lee J for case management |
19 August 2022 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporations and Corporate Insolvency) | NSD665/2022 external link | Lee J |
31 May 2022 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NSD410/2022 external link | Jackman J |
11 May 2022 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporations and Corporate Insolvency) | NSD346/2022 external link | Lee J for case management |
25 November 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NSD1226/2021 external link | Jackman J |
20 October 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | NSD1100/2021 external link | Rares J |
8 October 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | NSD1048/2021 external link | Lee J |
22 September 2021 | Employment and Industrial Relations | NSD987/2021 external link | Katzmann J |
1 September 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | NSD893/2021 external link | Lee J |
1 July 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | NSD638/2021 external link | Lee J |
1 July 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | NSD637/2021 external link | Lee J |
28 May 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NSD498/2021 external link | Lee J for case management |
23 April 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | NSD351/2021 external link | Markovic J |
7 April 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NSD310/2021 external link | Lee J |
22 March 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NSD244/2021 external link | Lee J for case management |
2 February 2021 | Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights | NSD70/2021 external link Related: | Lee J |
21 August 2020 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporations and Corporate Insolvency) | NSD939/2020 external link DOCX Opt Out Notice (DOCX, 54 KB) | Halley J |
21 August 2020 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporations and Corporate Insolvency) | NSD935/2020 external link Related: | Lee J |
21 August 2020 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporations and Corporate Insolvency) | NSD917/2020 external link | Markovic J |
14 August 2020 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | NSD899/2020 external link | Cheeseman J |
7 August 2020 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporations and Corporate Insolvency) | NSD881/2020 external link | Lee J for case management |
23 July 2020 | Other Federal Jurisdiction | NSD806/2020 external link PDF Opt Out Notice (PDF, 204 KB) | Stewart J |
28 May 2020 | Commercial & Corporations | NSD602/2020 external link Related: | Lee J |
15 May 2020 | Employment and Industrial Relations | NSD542/2020 external link Related: | Perram J |
17 April 2020 | Employment and Industrial Relations | NSD448/2020 external link | Murphy J for case management |
15 April 2020 | Other Federal Jurisdiction | NSD431/2020 external link | Lee J |
23 March 2020 | Commercial & Corporations | NSD340/2020 external link Related: | Lee J |
28 February 2020 | Commercial & Corporations | NSD206/2020 external link | Anderson J |
21 February 2020 | Other Federal Jurisdiction | NSD181/2020 external link | Lee J |
24 December 2019 | Employment and Industrial Relations | NSD2168/2019 external link | Thawley J |
29 November 2019 | Employment and Industrial Relations | NSD2004/2019 external link | Perram J |
27 November 2019 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection | NSD1971/2019 external link Related: | Lee J |
10 October 2019 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | NSD1736/2019 external link PDF Opt Out Notice (PDF, 177 KB) PDF Main Notice (PDF, 177 KB) PDF Fourth Further Amended Statement of Claim (12 August 2022) (PDF, 822 KB) PDF Defence to Fourth Further Amended Statement of Claim (26 August 2022) (PDF, 723 KB) | Markovic J |
26 July 2019 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection | NSD1210/2019external link Appeal: | Lee J |
13 June 2019 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection | NSD940/2019 external link | Wigney J for case management |
14 February 2019 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection | NSD215/2019 external link PDF Main Notice (PDF, 712 KB) | Wigney J |
29 June 2018 | Commercial & Corporations | NSD1158/2018 external link | Yates J |
23 May 2018 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporations and Corporate Insolvency) | NSD862/2018 external link Related: | Lee J |
13 April 2018 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporations and Corporate Insolvency) | NSD580/2018 - RAFFAELE WEBB v GETSWIFT LTD ACN 604 611 556 & ANOR Related: NSD440/2018 | Yates J (case management by Murphy J) |
16 March 2018 | Commercial & Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NSD406/2018 external link | Rares J |
16 January 2018 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NSD35/2018 external link | Lee J |
9 November 2017 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporations and Corporate Insolvency) | NSD1983/2017 external link » Documents (including Settlement Notice) Related: | Lee J |
12 October 2017 | Commercial & Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | NSD1812/2017 external link | Lee J |
29 March 2017 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection | NSD448/2017 external link | Lee J |
3 August 2016 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NSD1245/2016 external link | Yates J |
17 May 2016 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NSD724/2016 external link | Perram J |
12 April 2016 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NSD529/2016 external link | Lee J for case management |
27 October 2015 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporations and Corporate Insolvency) | NSD1292/2015 external link | Jackman J |
27 October 2014 | Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights | NSD1102/2014 external link | Rares J |
15 October 2012 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NSD1590/2012 external link | Katzmann J (case management by Murphy J) |
11 October 2012 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporations and Corporate Insolvency) | NSD1558/2012 external link | Murphy J |
Victoria
Date Filed | NPA & Sub-area | File Title | Docket Judge |
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5 May 2023 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID631/2023 external link Related: | Beach J |
5 May 2023 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | VID302/2023external link Related: | Beach J for case management |
5 May 2023 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID301/2023external link JAMES SLATER v IG MARKETS LIMITED | Beach J |
21 April 2023 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | VID256/2023external link PETER JULIAN ROBERTSON & ANOR v SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LIMITED | Beach J for case management |
20 April 2023 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID251/2023external link B3S2 PTY LTD AS TRUSTEE FOR THE B & S D'AVOINE ENDURING FAMILY SUPERANNUATION FUND v AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC CUSTODIAN LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) & ORS | Beach J |
18 April 2023 | Employment & Industrial Relations | VID246/2023external link BRADLEY CANNAN v THE REJECT SHOP LIMITED | Snaden J |
6 February 2023 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | VID64/2023external link Related: | Beach J |
11 January 2023 | Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights | VID13/2023external link | Anderson J for case management |
6 December 2022 | Employment & Industrial Relations | VID715/2022external link | Snaden J |
30 November 2022 | Employment & Industrial Relations | VID705/2022 external link | Snaden J |
20 June 2022 | Commercial & Corporations (Economic Regulator, Competition and Access) | VID342/2022external link Related: | Perram J |
20 June 2022 | Commercial & Corporations (Economic Regulator, Competition and Access) | VID341/2022external link Related: | Perram J |
3 June 2022 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID303/2022external link Related: | Beach J |
17 May 2022 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporation and Corporate Insolvency) | VID268/2022external link Related: | Beach J |
7 April 2022 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporation and Corporate Insolvency) | VID176/2022external link | Murphy J for case management |
23 December 2021 | Employment & Industrial Relations | VID774/2021 external link | Snaden J |
22 December 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | VID769/2021 external link | Thawley J |
29 November 2021 | Employment & Industrial Relations | VID760/2021 external link | Snaden J |
29 November 2021 | Employment & Industrial Relations | VID726/2021 external link | Lee J |
29 November 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID706/2021 external link | Beach J for case management |
29 November 2021 | Employment & Industrial Relations | VID700/2021 external link | Snaden J |
26 November 2021 | Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights | VID698/2021external link | Bromberg J for case management |
24 November 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | VID691/2021 external link PDF Opt-out notice (PDF, 1 MB) | Button J |
1 November 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | VID640/2021external link | Thawley J |
26 October 2021 | Other Federal Jurisdiction | VID622/2021 external link | Wigney J |
22 October 2021 | Employment & Industrial Relations | VID611/2021 external link | Snaden J |
18 October 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | VID598/2021 external link | Anderson J |
4 October 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | VID565/2021 external link | Murphy J for case management |
23 September 2021 | Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights | VID545/2021 external link | Kennett J |
29 July 2021 | Employment & Industrial Relations | VID419/2021 external link | Snaden J |
10 June 2021 | Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights | VID312/2021 external link | Murphy J for case management |
27 April 2021 | Employment & Industrial Relations | VID210/2021 external link Related: | Snaden J |
12 March 2021 | Employment & Industrial Relations | VID115/2021 external link Related: | Bromberg J |
23 December 2020 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID9/2021 external link | Button J |
25 September 2020 | Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights | VID664/2020 external link Related: | Moshinsky J |
21 August 2020 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | VID565/2020 external link | Halley J |
21 August 2020 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporation and Corporate Insolvency) | VID564/2020 external link | Button J |
21 August 2020 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID559/2020 external link | Beach J |
23 July 2020 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID498/2020 external link | Moshinsky J |
23 July 2020 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID489/2020 external link | Beach J |
22 July 2020 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | VID482/2020 external link | Murphy J for case management |
9 June 2020 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | VID387/2020 external link | O'Bryan J |
18 May 2020 | Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights | VID328/2020 external link Related: | Moshinsky J |
08 April 2020 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | VID243/2020 external link PDF Orders (PDF, 271 KB) Related: | Lee J |
09 March 2020 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporation and Corporate Insolvency) | VID175/2020 external link | Button J |
22 January 2020 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID28/2020 external link | Beach J |
16 December 2019 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID1373/2019 external link | Beach J for case management |
19 November 2019 | Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights | VID1252/2019 external link | Murphy J |
31 October 2019 | Employment & Industrial Relations | VID1209/2019 external link | Murphy J for case management |
18 October 2019 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID1141/2019 external link PDF Opt Out Notice (PDF, 698 KB) Related:VID1139/2019 external link | Murphy J for case management |
13 September 2019 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | VID1010/2019 external link | Beach J |
12 September 2019 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | VID993/2019 external link WILLIAMS & KERSTEN PTY LTD v NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED & ANOR | Lee J for case management |
4 September 2019 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID962/2019 external link | Murphy J for case management |
24 June 2019 | Employment & Industrial Relations | VID685/2019 external link | Murphy J for case management |
30 May 2019 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID572/2019 external link | Murphy J for case management |
27 May 2019 | Commercial & Corporations (Economic Regulator, Competition and Access) | VID567/2019 external link | Beach J |
24 April 2019 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporation and Corporate Insolvency) | VID419/2019 external link | Moshinsky J |
21 December 2018 | Employment & Industrial Relations | VID1661/2018 external link Related: | Murphy J for case management |
21 December 2018 | Employment & Industrial Relations | VID1662/2018 external link Related: | Murphy J for case management |
9 October 2018 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID1313/2018 external link | Beach J |
26 September 2018 | Commercial and Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID1238/2018 external link | Lee J |
8 August 2018 | Commercial and Corporations NPA (Corporations and Corporate Insolvency sub-area) | VID972/2018 external link | Murphy J |
31 May 2018 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporation and Corporate Insolvency) | VID649/2018 external link | Moshinsky J |
20 February 2018 | Commercial & Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID180/2018 external link Related: | O'Callaghan J |
13 September 2017 | Commercial & Corporations (Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance) | VID996/2017 external link | Anderson J |
9 June 2017 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporation and Corporate Insolvency) | VID632/2017 external link | Moshinsky J |
Queensland
Date Filed | NPA & Sub-area | File Title | Docket Judge |
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4 May 2023 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) & Admiralty & Maritime | QUD183/2023 external link DEBRAH JACKSON v CARNIVAL PLC | Derrington J |
23 November 2021 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | QUD395/2021 external link | Derrington J |
20 January 2021 | Commercial & Corporations (Economic Regulator, Competition and Access) | QUD19/2021 external link | Sarah C Derrington J |
31 July 2020 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporation and Corporate Insolvency) | QUD240/2020 external link | Derrington J |
17 June 2020 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporation and Corporate Insolvency) | QUD182/2020 external link | Derrington J |
12 September 2016 | Commercial & Corporations (Corporation and Corporate Insolvency) | QUD714/2016 external link | Murphy J |
South Australia
Date Filed | NPA & Sub-area | File Title | Docket Judge |
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26 October 2020 | Employment and Industrial Relations | SAD156/2020 external link | Charlesworth J |
13 May 2020 | Employment and Industrial Relations | SAD76/2020 external link | Charlesworth J |
Western Australia
Date Filed | NPA & Sub-area | File Title | Docket Judge |
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5 May 2023 | Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights | WAD109/2023external link Related: | Abraham J |
28 November 2022 | Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights | WAD251/2022external link Related: | Abraham J |
28 October 2022 | Employment & Industrial Relations | WAD229/2022external link | Colvin J |
7 January 2022 | Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights | WAD5/2022 external link | Colvin J |
19 October 2020 | Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights | WAD237/2020 external link | Murphy J for case management |
Northern Territory
Date Filed | NPA & Sub-area | File Title | Docket Judge |
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16 December 2022 | Commercial and Corporations (Regulator and Consumer Protection) | NTD24/2022 external link OTTO DANN & ANOR v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (HOUSING) | Charlesworth J for case management |
4 November 2021 | Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights | NTD23/2021 external link Related: | Charlesworth J for case management |
28 October 2019 | Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights | NTD36/2019 external link Related: | Charlesworth J for case management |
Current Class Actions statistics
There are currently 145 current first instance Representative Proceedings in the Court nationally.
Class Actions Statistics: by NPA & Sub-area