Public Interest Cases (Online Files)
In high profile cases or in cases where there are a high number of media requests for file access, the Court will establish an online file where publicly accessible material will be placed.
Consistent with Rule 2.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 restricted documents, such as affidavits and exhibits, only become public once admitted into evidence and approved by the Judge.
Material will be added here as it becomes available.
Basic case details of all Federal Court matters - including court events and orders - can be found on the Commonwealth Courts Portal.
Open files:
- ASIC v ANZ
- ASIC v Caddick & Anor
- COVID-19 Business interruption insurance test cases
- Director-General of Security v S111A/2018
- Dyer v Chrysanthou
- Fisher v Commonwealth of Australia
- Fletcher v Christopher Brown
- Lehrmann v Network Ten and others
- Minister for the Environment v Sharma
- Murdoch v Private Media
- Pabai Pabai v Commonwealth of Australia
- Palmer v McGowan
- Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Media & Ors
- Rugg v Commonwealth
- Sanda v PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier)
- Santos v Tipakalippa
- In the matter of Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd (Administrators Appointed)
- Walters v State of Western Australia
- Westpac v Forum Finance and others (the Forum Finance matter)
- Yindjibarndi v State of Western Australia & Ors
Closed files:
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Kane & Ors (finalised 6 April 2020)
- Porter v ABC (finalised 31 August 2021)
- Friends of Leadbeater's Possum Inc v VicForests (finalised 13 August 2021)
- Newman v Minister for Health and Aged Care (finalised 17 May 2021)
- Rush v Nationwide News Pty Limited & Anor (finalised 30 October 2020)
- Djokovic v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (finalised 20 January 2022)
- Wotton v State of Queensland (finalised 17 January 2022)
