Brambles Holdings Ltd v Trade Practices Commission [1981] FCA 232
The appeal was dismissed as there was no error identified in Franki J.'s discretionary decision regarding the adequacy of answers to interrogatories. The appellate court found itself in agreement with the original reasoning and saw no basis to interfere.
- Parties
- Appellant: Brambles Holdings Limited; Respondent: Trade Practices Commission
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 27 November 1981
- Procedural Posture
- Appeal / On Appeal From a Single Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Interrogatories, Practice and Procedure, Discretion in Procedural Rulings
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Parties
Brambles Holdings Limited
Appellant
Trade Practices Commission
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Appeal / On Appeal From a Single Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the answers to interrogatories numbered 10 and 46 (as representative of a group) were objectionable and should have been ordered to be answered further or more properly
Ratio Decidendi
The appeal was dismissed as there was no error identified in Franki J.'s discretionary decision regarding the adequacy of answers to interrogatories. The appellate court found itself in agreement with the original reasoning and saw no basis to interfere.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- The appeal be dismissed.
- Brambles Holdings Limited pay to the Trade Practices Commission its costs of the appeal.
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