Online Files (Public Interest Cases)

In high profile cases or in cases where there are a high number of media requests for file access, the Court will establish an online file where publicly accessible material will be placed.

Where the Court determines that an online file will be created, documents from the proceeding will be added to the online file in accordance with a protocol laid down by the Court. Consistent with rule 2.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011, these documents will comprise unrestricted documents, together with affidavits read in open court, documents received into evidence as exhibits, submissions acted upon in open court or in a judgment of the  Court, and orders and reasons for judgment. Some redactions may be applied to material in the documents.

If an online file is created this is the only means by which non-parties may access documents in a proceeding. Accordingly, non-party access requests should not be made.

Basic case details of all Federal Court matters - including court events and orders - can be found on Federal Law Search.

Open files:

• ASIC v Caddick
• BIJ23 & Anor v State of Western AustraliaCOVID-19 Business interruption insurance test cases
• Deeming v Pesutto
• Divilli v Housing Authority & Anor
• Energy Resources of Australia v Minister for Resources & Minister for Northern Australia
• Fair Work Commission v Asmar
• Faruqi v Hanson
• Fortescue v Element Zero
• Gillham v Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
• Greenwich v Latham
• Gunning v Queensland; Burns v Queensland
• Lehrmann v Network Ten and others
• Lehrmann v Network Ten (Appeal)
• Minnie McDonald v Commonwealth
• Murray Rivers Indigenous Nations v Commonwealth
• Pabai Pabai v Commonwealth of Australia
• Rioli v Hawthorn Football
• Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Media & related matters (the appeal)
• Sanda v PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier)
• Saw v Seven Network (Operations) Ltd
• Walters v State of Western Australia
• Westpac v Forum Finance and others (the Forum Finance matter)
• Yindjibarndi v State of Western Australia

Closed files:

• ACCC v Qantas (finalised 21 October 2024)
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Kane (finalised 6 April 2020)
• Australian Securities Investment Commission  v ANZ Bank (finalised December 2023)
• Babet v Electoral Commissioner (finalised October 2023)
• Commonwealth of Australia v Stradford (A Pseudonym) and Related Matters (finalised February 2024)
• Cooper v National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (finalised 28 September 2023)
• COVID-19 Business interruption insurance test cases (finalised)
• Director-General of Security v S111A/2018
• Djokovic v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (finalised 20 January 2022)
• Dyer v Chrysanthou (finalised 22 June 2021)
• eSafety Commissioner v X Corp (finalised June 2024)
• Fair Work Commission v Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union & Ors (finalised 2 August 2024)
• Fisher v Commonwealth of Australia (finalised 22 November 2023)
• Fletcher v Brown(finalised January 2024)
• Friends of Leadbeater's Possum Inc v VicForests (finalised 13 August 2021)
• Gomeroi People v Santos (finalised 12 April 2024)
• Minister for the Environment v Sharma (finalised 15 March 2022)
• Murdoch v Private Media (finalised 21 April 2023)
• Newman v Minister for Health and Aged Care (finalised 17 May 2021)
• Palmer v McGowan (finalised 11 August 2022)
• Patrick v Australian Information Commissioner (finalised August 2023)
• Porter v ABC (finalised 31 August 2021)
• Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Media & related matters (first instance)
• Rugg v Commonwealth (finalised 7 July 2023)
• Rush v Nationwide News Pty Limited (finalised 30 October 2020)
• Santos v Tipakalippa (finalised 2 December 2022)
• Save the Children Australia v Minister for Home Affairs (finalised June 2023)
• Save the Children Australia v Minister for Home Affairs (the appeal) (finalised June 2024
• Tickle v Giggle for Girls (finalised 5 September 2024)
• In the matter of Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd (Administrators Appointed) (finalised October 2020)
• Wotton v State of Queensland (finalised 17 January 2022)