Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Hart & Ors; Commonwealth of Australia v Yak 3 Investments Pty Ltd as Trustee for Yak 3 Discretionary Trust & Ors; Commonwealth of Australia & Anor v Flying Fighters...

[2017] HCATrans 69

[2017] HCATrans 069

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Brisbane  No B56 of 2016

B e t w e e n -

COMMISSIONER OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE

Applicant

and

STEVEN IRVINE HART

First Respondent

FLYING FIGHTERS PTY LTD AS TRUSTEE FOR FLYING FIGHTERS DISCRETIONARY TRUST

Second Respondent

NEMESIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Third Respondent

YAK 3 INVESTMENTS PTY LTD AS TRUSTEE FOR YAK 3 DISCRETIONARY TRUST

Fourth Respondent

BUBBLING SPRINGS OLIVE GROVE PTY LTD AS TRUSTEE FOR BUBBLING SPRINGS DISCRETIONARY TRUST

Fifth Respondent

Office of the Registry
  Brisbane  No B57 of 2016

B e t w e e n -

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Applicant

and

YAK 3 INVESTMENTS PTY LTD AS TRUSTEE FOR YAK 3 DISCRETIONARY TRUST

First Respondent

BUBBLING SPRINGS OLIVE GROVE PTY LTD AS TRUSTEE FOR BUBBLING SPRINGS DISCRETIONARY TRUST

Second Respondent

NEMESIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Third Respondent

FLYING FIGHTERS PTY LTD (ACN 067 895 005) AS TRUSTEE FOR FLYING FIGHTERS DISCRETIONARY TRUST

Fourth Respondent

ALFREDTON PTY LTD AS TRUSTEE FOR NEMESIS GROUP SUPERANNUATION FUND

Fifth Respondent

Office of the Registry
  Brisbane  No B69 of 2016

B e t w e e n -

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

First Applicant

COMMISSIONER OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE

Second Applicant

and

FLYING FIGHTERS PTY LTD ACN 067 895 005

First Respondent

YAK 3 INVESTMENTS PTY LTD ACN 010 623 560

Second Respondent

BUBBLING SPRINGS OLIVE GROVE PTY LTD ACN 010 281 866

Third Respondent

NEMESIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 010 255 537

Fourth Respondent

BELL J
NETTLE J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 6 APRIL 2017, AT 9.46 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

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BELL J:   In each of these applications, Justice Nettle and I order that special leave to appeal is granted.  The parties will be contacted about estimates of time for the hearing of the matter.  The parties will also be made aware of the directions necessary for undertaking the appeal.

AT 9.47 AM THE MATTER WAS ADJOURNED