Pigozzo v Mineral Resources Ltd

• Jurisdiction: Australia Federal only
• Judgment Date: 29 September 2022
• Neutral Citation: [2022] FCA 1166
• Date: 29 September 2022
• Court: Federal Court

Federal Court of Australia

Pigozzo v Mineral Resources Ltd [2022] FCA 1166

File number:	WAD 103 of 2022
Judgment of:	FEUTRILL J
Date of judgment:	29 September 2022
Catchwords:	PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application to restrict inspection of documents - application to strike out - application for injunction and non-publication of documents - pleadings dispute - strike-out principles - confidential information - legal professional privilege - principles of inferred waiver of privilege - privilege not waived - paragraphs struck out of statement of claim - statement of claim not to be published
Legislation:	Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 180, 181, 182, 1317AA, 1317AC, 1317AD, 1317AAC, 1317AAC(1) Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 122(2), 123, 124, 125, 125(1), 126, 131(1), 131(2) Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 340, 340(1), 341, 341(1), 342, 343, 360, 361, 539, 546, 550 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 17(1), 23, 31A, 31A(2), 37AE, 37AF(1), 37AF(2), 37AG, 37AH, 37AI, 37AJ, 37M Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 1.32, 1.34, 1.35, 1.36, 2.32(2), 2.32(3), 2.32(4), 2.28, 2.29, 6.01, 16.02, 16.02(1), 16.02(2), 16.21, 16.21(1), 16.42, 16.43, 16.43(1), 26.01
Cases cited:	AG Australia Holdings Ltd v Burton[2002] NSWSC 170; (2002) 58 NSWLR 464 Alam v National Australia Bank Ltd[2021] FCAFC 178; (2021) 288 FCR 301 Allstate Life Insurance Co v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [1994] FCA 636; (1994) 217 ALR 226 Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden[2002] NSWCA 419 Aquatic Air Pty Limited v Siewert (No 3)[2018] NSWSC 624 Arnold Bloch Leibler (A Firm) v Slater & Gordon Limited [2020] FCA 1496 Ashbury v Reid [1961] WAR 49 Attorney-General v Wentworth (1988) 14 NSWLR 481 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v ActiveSuper Pty Ltd (in liq) [2015] FCA 342; (2015) 235 FCR 181 Australian Securities & Investments Commission v Australian Investors Forum Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWSC 267; (2005) 53 ACSR 305 AWB Ltd v Cole (No 5)[2006] FCA 1234; (2006) 155 FCR 30 Banque Commerciale SA, En Liquidation v Akhil Holdings Ltd[1990] HCA 11; (1990) 169 CLR 279 Barclay Mowlem Construction Ltd v Dampier Port Authority [2006] WASC 281; (2006) 33 WAR 82 Bartlett v Swan Television & Radio Broadcasters Pty Ltd [1995] ATPR 41-434 Batistatos v Roads Traffic Authority (NSW)[2006] HCA 27; (2006) 226 CLR 25 Berry v CCL Secure Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 1546 Blake v Albion Life Assurance Society (1876) 45 LJCP 663 Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education v Barclay (No 1)[2012] HCA 32; (2012) 248 CLR 500 Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd v Du Bois [2016] FCA 1115 Cashin v Cradock (1876) 3 Ch D 376 Chandrasekaran v Commonwealth of Australia (No 3)[2020] FCA 1629 Christie v Christie(1873) LR 8 Ch App 499 Cigarette & Gift Warehouse Pty Ltd v Whelan[2019] FCAFC 16; (2019) 268 FCR 46 Commissioner of Australian Federal Police v Propend Finance Pty Limited(1997) 188 CLR 501 Commonwealth v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1980) 147 CLR 39 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v BHP Coal Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 987 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v BHP Coal Pty Ltd [2017] FCAFC 50 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Clarke[2007] FCAFC 87 Crocker v Toys ‘R’ Us (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 3) [2015] FCA 728 Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd v Australian Competition & Consumer Commission[2002] HCA 49; (2002) 213 CLR 543 Dalleagles Pty Ltd v Australian Securities Commission (1991) 4 WAR 325 Dare v Pulham[1982] HCA 70; (1982) 148 CLR 658 Davy v Garratt [1877] 7 Ch D 473 Day v Brownrigg(1878) 10 Ch D 294 Day v William Hill (Park Lane) Ltd[1949] 1 KB 632 DBCT Management Pty Ltd v McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd and Geosea Australia Pty Ltd Joint Venture[2021] FCA 512 DC Payments Pty Ltd v Next Payments Pty Ltd [2016] VSC 315; (2016) 51 VR 151 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners(1949) 78 CLR 62 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v InterTAN Inc[2003] FCA 1191; (2003) 135 FCR 151 Elston v Commonwealth of Australia[2013] FCA 108 Emwest Productions Pty Ltd v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union[2002] FCA 61; (2002) 117 FCR 588 Esso Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Workers’ Union [2016] FCAFC 72; (2016) 245 FCR 39 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Commonwealth)[1999] HCA 67; (1999) 201 CLR 49 Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd v Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Ltd[2013] HCA 46; (2013) 250 CLR 303 Fair Work Ombudsman v Eastern Colour Pty Ltd[2011] FCA 803 Fair Work Ombudsman v Priority Matters Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 833 Flageul v WeDrive Pty Ltd[2020] FCA 1666 Forrest v Australian Securities and Investments Commission[2012] HCA 39; (2012) 247 CLR 486 Gallo v Attorney-General(Vic) (unreported, Supreme Court of Victoria, Full Court, Starke, Crockett and Beach JJ, 4 September 1984) General Motors-Holden Pty Ltd v Bowling(1976) 12 ALR 605 Giorgianni v The Queen [1985] HCA 29; (1985) 156 CLR 473 Glencore International AG v Federal Commissioner of Taxation[2019] HCA 26; (2019) 265 CLR 646 Gould v Mount Oxide Mines Ltd (In Liq)[1916] HCA 81; (1916) 22 CLR 490 Grant v Downs(1976) 135 CLR 674 H 1976 Nominees Pty Ltd v Galli(1979) 30 ALR 181 Hodson v Pare[1899] 1 QB 455 Hongkong Xinhe International Investment Co Ltd v Bullseye Mining Ltd (No 3) [2021] WASC 260 J & A Vaughan Super Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Becton Property Group Ltd [2014] FCA 581 JC Techforce Pty Ltd & Steinhardt v Pearce, Neville & Oke Industrial Pty Ltd(1996) 138 ALR 522 Kang v Kwan[2001] NSWSC 698 Krakowski v Eurolynx Properties Ltd [1995] HCA 68; (1995) 183 CLR 563 KTC v David[2022] FCAFC 60 Laws v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal[1990] HCA 31; (1990) 170 CLR 70 Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2006] WASC 144; (2006) 154 IR 228 Lord Ashburton v Pape[1913] 2 Ch 469 Mann v Carnell[1999] HCA 66; (1999) 201 CLR 1 Manolakis v Carter[2008] FCA 505 Manolakis v Carter[2008] FCAFC 183 Mathews v State of Queensland [2015] FCA 1488 McKellar v Container Terminal Management Services Ltd[1999] FCA 1101; (1999) 165 ALR 409 Michael Smith Real Estate Pty Ltd t/as Raine & Horne Marrickville v Chmait[2021] NSWSC 1160 Mining and Energy Union [2006] WASC 144; (2006) 154 IR 228 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Egan [2018] FCA 1320 Moorgate Tobacco Co Ltd v Philip Morris Ltd (No 2) [1984] HCA 73; (1984) 156 CLR 414 Murrihy v Betezy.com.au Pty Ltd[2013] FCA 908; (2013) 238 IR 307 Mutual Life & Citizens’ Assurance Co Ltd v Evatt [1970] UKPCHCA 2; (1970) 122 CLR 628 Niven v Grant (1903) 29 VLR 102 Oceanbulk Shipping SA v TMT Asia Ltd[2011] 1 AC 662 Oldfield v Knott Architects Pty Ltd v Ortiz Investments Pty Ltd [2000] WASCA 255 Pancontinental Mining Ltd v Posgold Investments Pty Ltd(1994) 121 ALR 405 Pereira v...