Bakal and Kapicic

Berman J of the Federal Court of Australia considered an application for contravention brought by the applicants against the respondents. The specific nature of the contravention alleged was not detailed in the provided text, but the court found that counts one and two of the Amended Application for Contravention filed on 11 August 2017 were proven.

The central legal issue before the court was the determination of liability for the contraventions alleged in counts one and two of the application. Having found these counts proven, the court was then required to determine the appropriate next step in the proceedings.

The court's reasoning, as evidenced by the orders made, was that the proven contraventions necessitated a sentencing hearing. Accordingly, Berman J ordered that the Application for Contravention be set down for sentencing on 28 November 2017 at 9 am.