Sportsbet Pty Ltd v The State of Victoria [2011] FCA 170

Sportsbet Pty Ltd v The State of Victoria [2011] FCA 170

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd should be joined as a respondent because new issues pleaded in the applicants' Reply directly affect Tabcorp's rights and activities regarding fixed odds betting under the Gaming Regulation Act 2003 (Vic), and judgment in the proceeding may directly impact those interests; therefore, joinder is required to ensure all matters in dispute are effectually and completely determined.

Parties
First Applicant: Sportsbet Pty Ltd (ABN 87 088 326 612); Second Applicant: Eureka Hotel Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 135 267 597); First Respondent: The State of Victoria; Second Respondent: The Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation; Third Respondent: Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (ACN 063 780 709)
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
03 March 2011
Procedural Posture
Civil / Interlocutory Application for Joinder of Party
Outcome
Application for joinder of Tabcorp Holdings Ltd as third respondent granted
Legal Topics
Joinder of Parties, Federal Court Rules, Betting and Gambling Regulation
Civil Procedure Joinder of Parties Federal Court Rules Betting and Gambling Regulation

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Parties

Sportsbet Pty Ltd (ABN 87 088 326 612)

First Applicant

Eureka Hotel Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 135 267 597)

Second Applicant

The State of Victoria

First Respondent

The Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation

Second Respondent

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (ACN 063 780 709)

Third Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil / Interlocutory Application for Joinder of Party

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Tabcorp Holdings Ltd should be joined as a respondent under O 6 r 8(1)(a) or (b) of the Federal Court Rules
  2. 2 Whether new issues affecting Tabcorp had arisen since the prior application for joinder

Ratio Decidendi

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd should be joined as a respondent because new issues pleaded in the applicants' Reply directly affect Tabcorp's rights and activities regarding fixed odds betting under the Gaming Regulation Act 2003 (Vic), and judgment in the proceeding may directly impact those interests; therefore, joinder is required to ensure all matters in dispute are effectually and completely determined.

Court Disposition

Application for joinder of Tabcorp Holdings Ltd as third respondent granted

Orders

  • Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (ACN 063 780 709) be added as the third respondent in the proceeding pursuant to O 6 r 8(1)(a) and (b) of the Federal Court Rules and the title of the proceedings be amended accordingly.
  • By no later than 4:00pm on 7 March 2011, Tabcorp file a defence to the Amended Statement of Claim dated 6 October 2010.