PEREIRA & GANGUMI

In the matter of *Pereira & Gangumi*, Gill J of the Federal Court of Australia considered an application for a certificate under section 128 of the *Evidence Act 1995* (Cth). The nature of the underlying dispute and the specific parties involved beyond the named applicants are not detailed in the provided text.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether to grant a certificate pursuant to section 128 of the *Evidence Act 1995* (Cth). This section governs the circumstances under which a witness may be compelled to give evidence that might tend to incriminate them, provided a certificate is issued by the court.

Gill J refused the application for the section 128 certificate. The reasoning behind this refusal is not elaborated upon in the provided extract, nor are the specific grounds upon which the applicants sought the certificate. The Court's decision was to deny the request for the protective certificate.