Cavar v Green Gate Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 82

Cavar v Green Gate Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 82

Leave to appeal against the order for transfer was barred by statute under s 32AB(8) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth); the related costs order presented no sufficient reason to allow appeal, and the respondent gave an undertaking not to seek such costs; thus, no utility in permitting the application.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
12 February 2016
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal / Judgment on Application for Leave to Appeal
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
['transfer of Proceedings' 'costs' 'jurisdiction' 'age Discrimination' 'racial Discrimination']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal / Judgment on Application for Leave to Appeal

  1. 1 ['Whether leave to appeal should be granted against interlocutory orders transferring proceedings and regarding costs' 'Competence of appeal from an order for transfer under s 32AB of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth)' 'Appropriateness of costs order and the risk of future costs liability']

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to appeal against the order for transfer was barred by statute under s 32AB(8) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth); the related costs order presented no sufficient reason to allow appeal, and the respondent gave an undertaking not to seek such costs; thus, no utility in permitting the application.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • ['The application for leave to appeal filed on 14 December 2015 be dismissed.' 'There be no order as to costs.']