List of Federal Court of Australia cases


The following is a list of notable cases that have been considered by the Federal Court of Australia.
YearCaseArea of lawComment
21.11.1979Drake v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic AffairsImmigration
Hunter Valley Developments Pty Ltd v Cohen
Milpurrurru v Indofurn Pty Ltd
2 9 1999Nulyarimma v Thompson
25 5 2001Telstra Corporation Ltd v Desktop Marketing Systems Pty LtdCopyright
18 9 2001Ruddock v VadarlisImmigration
We Two Pty Ltd v Shorrock
5 6 2003Commissioner of Taxation v La RosaTaxationMoney from drug-dealing was assessable income; expenses incurred in drug-dealing were deductible.
13.12.2005Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Peoples v VictoriaNative titleFirst successful native title claim in south-eastern Australia
2 10 2007Silberberg v The Builders Collective of Australia IncLiability of Internet forum operators for racial vilification
30.11.2007Forestry Tasmania v BrownEnvironmental law
Keech v Metropolitan Health ServiceAnti-discrimination
ACCC v Cabcharge Australia LtdCompetition and consumer lawCabcharge admitted to predatory pricing and was fined $15 million.
Getup Ltd v Electoral CommissionerElectoral law
Eatock v BoltAnti-discrimination
Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Ltd
Wotton v Queensland (No 5) Anti-discriminationThe excessive and disproportionate response of the Queensland Police Service was racial discrimination.
Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria v GibsonCompetition and consumer lawWellness blogger Belle Gibson made misleading and deceptive claims to have cancer, contrary to the Australian Consumer Law
Barilaro v Shanks-Markovina
2023ASIC v GetSwift LtdCompetition and consumer lawBusinessmen Joel Macdonald and Bane Hunter were awarded Australia's largest ever penalties for breaching continuous disclosure rules