Aero Professional Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corporation

Aero Professional Pty Ltd (the applicant) sought the removal of a cause from the Federal Court of Australia to the High Court of Australia against the Federal Airports Corporation (the respondent). The applicant's representative indicated that no matter was pending before the court, and therefore, the application should be dismissed.

The primary legal issue before the High Court was whether the application for removal should be dismissed. A secondary issue concerned the costs associated with the dismissed application.

Mason CJ, presiding, accepted the applicant's submission that the matter should be dismissed due to the absence of a pending cause. The court then considered the respondent's application for costs. Despite some opposition from the applicant, Mason CJ ordered that the application be dismissed with costs.