J.F. & B.E. Palmer Pty Ltd v Blowers & Lowe Pty Ltd

[1986] FCA 627

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I N THE	FEDERAL	COURT	AUSTRALIA	OF	)
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NEW soum WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY	)	NO.	G . 3 4 7	O f 1985
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D I V I S I O N	G E N E R A L	)
BETWEEN :

J . F . ti B. E. PALMER

PTY.

L I M I T E D

A p p l i c a n t

-: AND

BLOWERS AND LOWE PTY.

L I M I T E D

F i r s t R e s p o n d e n t

- AND :

COROBIMILLA PTY.

L I M I T E D

Second R e s p o n d e n t

EX-TEMPORE REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

BURCHETT J .

A p p l i c a t i o n has been m a d e t o amend t h e defence t o ra ise

s.85(1) of t h e Trade P rac t i ces A c t 1 9 7 4 a s a d e f e n c e i n t h i s

proceedlng. The a p p l i c a t i o n h a s been m a d e a f t e r two w l t n e s s e s ,

whose evidence i n v a r y i n g ways may have been re levant t o s u c h a

defence, have been excused t o r e t u r n t o Q u e e n s l a n d . The

a p p l i c a t i o n is opposed.

L.

would be inconslstent wlth the passage 1n the joint majorlty

~udgment of the Hlgh Court In Yorke v . Lucas (1985) 61 A.L.R.

307 at 309. In any event, lt seems to me that ~t would be

prejudlcial to permlt the amendment at thls late stage.

For both those reasons, I reject the application to

amend the defence.

I certlfy that this and the

preceding one (1) page are a

true copy of the Reasons for

Judgment herein of hls Honour

Mr. Justlce Burchett.

Associate

Dated: 10 December, 1986.