Kikuyu v Hazzard [2022] FCA 310

Kikuyu v Hazzard [2022] FCA 310

Because the amended originating application sought only declarations as to the invalidity of the Orders and the Determination, costs, and such other orders as the Court deemed fit, and no damages or relief bespoke to individual group members was claimed, all the relief sought could be obtained by an ordinary inter partes proceeding. It was therefore in the interests of justice to order that the proceeding no longer continue as a representative proceeding.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
25 March 2022
Procedural Posture
Representative Proceeding Under Pt IVA of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (cth) / Interlocutory Application Filed by the Respondents Seeking an Order Under S 33 N(1) That the Proceeding No Longer Continue as a Representative Proceeding
Outcome
Application allowed; the proceeding was de-classed.
Legal Topics
['de Classing Order' 'federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (cth) Pt Iva' 'federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (cth) S 33 N' 'declaratory Relief' 'public Health Orders']
['practice and Procedure' 'representative Proceedings' 'administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights'] ['de Classing Order' 'federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (cth) Pt Iva' 'federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (cth) S 33 N' 'declaratory Relief' 'public Health Orders']

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Procedural Posture

Representative Proceeding Under Pt IVA of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (cth) / Interlocutory Application Filed by the Respondents Seeking an Order Under S 33 N(1) That the Proceeding No Longer Continue as a Representative Proceeding

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the proceeding should no longer continue as a representative proceeding under Pt IVA pursuant to s 33N(1) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth).' 'Whether all the relief sought can be obtained by means of a proceeding other than a representative proceeding under Pt IVA.' 'Whether it is in the interests of justice to make a de-classing order.']

Ratio Decidendi

Because the amended originating application sought only declarations as to the invalidity of the Orders and the Determination, costs, and such other orders as the Court deemed fit, and no damages or relief bespoke to individual group members was claimed, all the relief sought could be obtained by an ordinary inter partes proceeding. It was therefore in the interests of justice to order that the proceeding no longer continue as a representative proceeding.

Court Disposition

Application allowed; the proceeding was de-classed.

Orders

  • ['Pursuant to s 33N(1) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), the proceeding no longer continue as a representative proceeding under Pt IVA.']