Bate, Ernest William v International Computers (Australia) Pty ltd

[1984] FCA 233

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EX-TEMPORE JUDGMENT

This 1 s an app l xca t lon fo r l eave t o a p p e a l , p u r s u a n t . t o

s.%4(1A) of the Federal C o u r t of AustraLla __ Act 1976, a y a r n s t d n

o r d e r t h a t I made on 3 August 1984, glving leave t o amend t h e

s ta t -ement o f claun here111 t o add ce r t s - in c l a l m s t o t h o s e

p rev ious ly made. I n my view, as 'c havc l n d l c a t e d i n my r easons

f o r t h a t ~ u d c ~ m e n t , t h e a p p l i c a t l o n t o amend doas raise d l f f l c u t t

and novel q u e s t i o n s r e L a t i n y t.o the a p p l l c a t l o n of s ta l L ~ + C S 01

11mitatio115 t o ma t t e r s unde r t he T r a d e Pract3.ces Act whcrc t h e

zccrued jdrisLlict . ion of the C O L I ~ L i s n l s c Ifivoked. 1 t.hlnk iu*:

t ha t r ea son t -he ca s5 has been made o u t f o r leave t o a p p r n l tcj b?

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though it. i s i n t e r l o c u t - o r y i n na:-.urc, it 1 s not o n e o f t h e c l a s s e s
of i n t e r l o c u t o r y m a t t e r s w h i c h 1 s p e r i p h e r a l t o t.he proceedings ,
but. does go t o a central . issue in t-he proceedinTs.

For those reasons, I t h i n k It. i s appropriate t-hat leav,?

t.o appeal should be given. 'The next s i t - t l n g o f t h e F u l l Court 111

this s t a t e a r e d u e to cownence on 13 November, so t h e m a t t e r v111

Se l i s t e d i n t h e c a l l - o v e r b e f o r e t h o s e s i t t i n g s , a n d 1 woulJ

expect i t w i l l h e d e a l t w i t h i.n t h o s e s i t t i n g s . I thlnl: I should

r e s e r v e t h e c o s t s of t h l s a p p l l c a t i o n , t o h e d e a l t w l t i i by t h e

Full Court .

I h e r e b y c e r t i f y tha t t h i s and

t h c p r e c e d m g p a g e a r e a t-rue -

and accurate copy of the

Reasons f o r Judnment h e r e l n o f

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The Hon. M r . J u s t 1 c e Woodward

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