Augusta Ventures Limited v Mt Arthur Coal Pty Limited

• Jurisdiction: Australia Federal only
• Judgment Date: 10 November 2020
• Neutral Citation: [2020] FCAFC 194
• Court: Full Federal Court (Australia)
• Date: 10 November 2020

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Augusta Ventures Limited v Mt Arthur Coal Pty Limited [2020] FCAFC 194

Appeal from:	Turner v Tesa Mining (NSW) Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 1644
File numbers:	NSD 1851 of 2019NSD 1852 of 2019
Judges:	ALLSOP CJ, MIDDLETON AND WHITE JJ
Date of judgment:	10 November 2020
Catchwords:	REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS – whether the Court has power to make an order of security for costs sought against funder in industrial class action – whether the Court should exercise its discretion to make such an order ; INDUSTRIAL LAW – purpose of s 570 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) - importance of “no costs” jurisdiction brought about by s 570 to questions of power and discretion to award security for costs ; COSTS – consideration of the character of a security for costs order – consideration of the consequences of non-compliance with such an order
Legislation:	Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 (Cth) s 197A Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1973 (Cth) s 47 Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 323, 400A, 401, 404, 539, 545, 546, 570 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 23, 33ZF, 43, 56 Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth) s 347 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) s 824 Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 (Cth) ; Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (UK) r 25.14 Federal Court of Australia Rules 2011 (Cth) r 19.01
Cases cited:	Abbott v Zoetis Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 462; 369 ALR 512 Anderson v Bowles [1951] HCA 61; 84 CLR 310 Anthony Hordern & Sons Limited v Amalgamated Clothing & Allied Trades Union of Australia (1932) 47 CLR 1 Ashby v Slipper (No 3) [2015] FCAFC 9; 317 ALR 623 Austcorp Project Number 20 Pty Ltd v LM Investment Management Ltd (in liq) [2014] FCA 1371 Australasian Meat Industry Employees’ Union v Fair Work Australia (No 2) [2012] FCAFC 103; 203 FCR 430 Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2017] FCAFC 113; 254 FCR 68 Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (The Non‑Indemnification Personal Payment Case) [2018] HCA 3; 262 CLR 157 Bailey v GlaxoSmithKline UK Limited [2017] EWHC 3195 (QB); [2018] 4 WLR 7 Ballard v Brookfield Australia Investments Ltd [2013] NSWCA 82 Bell Wholesale Co Ltd v Gates Export Corporation [1984] FCA 34; 2 FCR 1 BMW Australia Ltd v Brewster [2019] HCA 45; 374 ALR 627 Bywater v Appco Group Australia Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 799 Campbells Cash and Carry Pty Ltd v Fostif Pty Ltd [2006] HCA 41; 229 CLR 386 Canberra Residential Developments Pty Ltd v Brendas [2009] FCA 745 Chartspike Pty Ltd v Chahoud [2001] NSWSC 585 Commissioner of Taxation v Vasiliades [2016] FCAFC 170; 344 ALR 558 Commonwealth of Australia v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2003] FCAFC 115; 129 FCR 271 Commonwealth of Australia v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate (The Agreed Penalties Case) [2015] HCA 46; 258 CLR 482 C. T. Bowring & Co (Insurance) Ltd v Corsi Partners Ltd [1994] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 567 Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Limited v Precision Tracking Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCA 211 Dymocks Franchise System (NSW) Pty Ltd v Todd [2004] 1 WLR 2807 Fostif Pty Limited v Campbell’s Cash and Carry Pty Limited [2005] NSWCA 83; 63 NSWLR 203 GFN SA v Liquidators of Bancredit Cayman Limited (in Official Liquidation) [2009] UKPC 39 Gore v Justice Corporation Pty Ltd [2002] FCAFC 83; 119 FCR 429 Green (as liquidator of Arimco Mining Pty Limited v CGU Insurance Ltd [2008] NSWCA 148; 67 ACSR 105 James v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [1985] FCA 539; 9 FCR 442 Jeffrey & Katauskas Pty Limited v SST Consulting Pty Ltd [2009] HCA 43; 239 CLR 75 Jet Corporation of Australia Pty Ltd v Petres Pty Ltd [1983] FCA 262; 74 FLR 1 Knight v F.P. Special Assets Limited [1992] HCA 28; 174 CLR 178 Liu v Stephen Grubits and Associates [2019] FCAFC 24; 284 IR 475 Livingstone v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Qld) (1960) 107 CLR 411 Madgwick v Kelly [2013] FCAFC 61; 212 FCR 1 Melbourne Stadiums Ltd v Sautner [2015] FCAFC 20; 229 FCR 221 Micallef v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 274 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v Nystrom [2006] HCA 50; 228 CLR 566 Partington v Pacific Link Housing Ltd [2013] NSWCA 259 Perera v GetSwift Limited [2018] FCA 732; 263 FCR 1 Poulos v Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd [1986] FCA 430; 68 ALR 537 Premier Motorauctions Ltd (in liq) v PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP [2017] EWCA Civ 1872; [2018] 1 WLR 2955 Rajski v Computer Manufacture & Design Pty Ltd [1983] 2 NSWLR 122 Russell v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney [2008] NSWCA 217, (2008) 72 NSWLR 559 Saxena v PPF Asset Management Ltd [2011] FCA 395 Thunderdome Racetiming and Scoring Pty Ltd v Dorian Industries Pty Ltd [1992] FCA 423; 36 FCR 297 Trade Practices Commission v CSR Ltd [1991] ATPR 41‑076 Wall v Royal Bank of Scotland Plc [2016] EWHC 2460 (Comm); [2017] 4 WLR 2 Westpac Banking Corporation v Lenthall [2019] FCAFC 34; 366 ALR 136 WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84; 378 ALR 585 WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene [2018] FCAFC 131; 264 FCR 536 Yirra Pty Ltd v Summerton [2009] FCAFC 50; 176 FCR 219 Zoetis Australia Pty Ltd v Abbott [2019] FCAFC 153
Date of hearing:	27 July 2020
Date of last submissions:	16 October 2020
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Number of paragraphs:	145
Counsel for the Applicant in NSD1851/2019 and NSD1852/2019:	Mr G Rich SC with Ms A Smith
Solicitor for the Applicant in NSD1851/2019 and NSD1852/2019:	Augusta Ventures Limited
Counsel for the First Respondent in NSD1851/2019 and NSD1852/2019:	Mr D Thomas SC with Ms E Bathurst
Solicitor for the First Respondent in NSD1851/2019 and NSD1852/2019:	King & Wood Mallesons
Counsel for the Second and Third Respondents in NSD 1852/2019:	Mr D Williams SC with Mr I Latham
Solicitor for the Second and Third Respondents in NSD 1852/2019:	Colin Biggers & Paisley

ORDERS

		NSD 1851 of 2019
BETWEEN:	AUGUSTA VENTURES LIMITED Applicant
AND:	MT ARTHUR COAL PTY LIMITED (ACN 000 181 902) Respondent

JUDGES:	ALLSOP CJ, MIDDLETON AND WHITE JJ
DATE OF ORDER:	10 NOVEMBER 2020

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. Leave to appeal against the orders of the Court on 28 October 2019 be granted in the form of the draft notice of appeal relevantly exhibited to...