Agtrack (NT) Pty Ltd v Hatfield

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAGLEESON CJ,McHUGH, GUMMOW, KIRBY, HAYNE, CALLINAN AND HEYDON JJAGTRACK (NT) PTY LIMITED (TRADING AS SPRING AIR)  APPELLANTANDANN CHRISTINE HATFIELD  RESPONDENTAgtrack (NT) Pty Limited v Hatfield [2005] HCA 3810 August 2005M192/2004ORDERAppeal dismissed with costs.On appeal from the Supreme Court of VictoriaRepresentation:R F Margo SC with R M Peters and M J Leeming for the appellant (instructed by Norton White)A G Uren QC with P F O'Dwyer SC for the respondent (instructed by Slater & Gordon)Intervenors:H C Burmester QC with B F Quinn intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)R J Meadows QC, Solicitor-General for the State of Western Australia with R M Mitchell intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of Western Australia (instructed by State Solicitor's Office)M G Sexton SC, Solicitor-General for the State of New South Wales with J G Renwick intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales (instructed by Crown Solicitor for New South Wales)C J Kourakis QC, Solicitor-General for the State of South Australia with A Rao intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of South Australia (instructed by Crown Solicitor's Office South Australia)P M Tate SC, Solicitor-General for the State of Victoria with S G E McLeish intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of Victoria (instructed by Victorian Government Solicitor)Notice:  This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.CATCHWORDSAgtrack (NT) Pty...