PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application by the respondents for summary judgment pursuant to s 31A Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) and r 26.01 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) - application to strike out pleadings pursuant to r 16.21 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) - where no reasonable prospect of success - where pleadings include extensive scandalous and inflammatory allegations - pleadings contravene requirement to plead briefly - where relief sought falls under legislation outside Federal Court jurisdiction - issues of relitigation
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW - alleged contraventions of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) - operation of ss 18, 18A, 20 and 20A Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) - where only one respondent has taken or proposes to take "action" - no evidence of a significant impact on species as a whole - where species are not protected - claiming contravention of provisions that are incapable of being contravened
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