SYDNEY, Feb. 20 -- The Federal Court of Australia issued the following judgment:
File number:
QUD 310 of 2021
Judgment of:
LOGAN J
Date of judgment:
14 December 2023
Catchwords:
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - where parties seek variation to orders by consent - where it was submitted that one respondent was not responsive to proceedings and has not provided consent to the variation (non-consenting respondent) - where applicant was earlier granted leave to make substituted service on the non-consenting respondent - whether in the circumstances a Registrar can make orders by consent consistent with r 39.11 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)
Held: absence of consent of all parties means registrar not empowered to make order under r 39.11 - vari...