Videos
Serving on a Federal Court Jury
Jury service is one of the most important rights and responsibilities that we have as members of the Australian community. Juries are used in all criminal trials in the Federal Court. A jury is made up of people chosen on a random basis from the general community. The jury is responsible for deciding whether or not the accused person is guilty.
This program (link to YouTube) shows how jury service works in the Federal Court.
Duration: 5:06 minutes | July 2019
Mediation in the Federal Court of Australia
The Federal Court of Australia has a high success rates in mediations.
A mediation is conducted around a table - not in a court room. An independent person - the mediator - helps the parties to identify and assess options so they can negotiate an end to their dispute.
This program (link to YouTube) shows in detail how mediation works and highlights the critical role played by the mediator.
Duration: 31:31 minutes | October 2014
Archive of judgment summaries
In certain matters of public interest before the Court, it is usual for an explanatory statement or summary to be made.
Judgment summaries are made to assist in understanding the principal conclusions reached by the Court, but are necessarily incomplete. The only authoritative pronouncement of reasons is that contained in the full reasons for judgment. In all cases below, a link to the full text of the full reasons for judgment is provided in addition to the judgment summary.
At 9.15 am on Tuesday 3rd August 1999, the Federal Court of Australia became the first Australian court to broadcast live streaming video and audio of a judgment summary over the Internet. The case was Australian Olympic Committee Inc v Big Fights Inc [1999] FCA 1042.
The Court is keen to continue to improve public access with the use of live streaming video/audio. Further live and archived broadcasts of judgment summaries are posted on this page as they become available.
How to use streaming video/audio
Viewing videos on your computer is only possible if you have video playing software installed. Windows Media Player is one such software program and is free to download. Use the link below to download Windows Media Player.
WARNING: Some of these videos may contain the images of some Aboriginal people who are deceased. Viewing these may cause offence to some people, and the Federal Court apologises for any distress inadvertently caused.
| Judgment |
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Director of the Fair Work Building Inspectorate v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union [2013] FCA 82 [3.48 mins | 14 MB ]  Video | Judgment and summary | Video transcript |
| National Rugby League Investments Pty Limited v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd [2012] FCAFC 59 [6.24 mins | 25 MB ] |
| Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v National Rugby League Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 34 [10.24 mins | 33 MB] |
| Comcare v Commonwealth of Australia [2009] FCA 700 [7.51 mins) | 32 MB] |
| Lansen v Minister for Environment and Heritage [2008] FCA 903 [8.06 mins | 17 MB] |
| Wilderness Society Inc. v The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources [2007] FCAFC 175 [5.35 mins | 65 MB] |
| Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Visy Industries Holdings Pty Limited (No 3) [2007] FCA 1617 [1.40 mins | 4 MB] |
| Seven Network Limited v News Limited [2007] FCA 1062 [video supplied by Sky News] [32.26 mins | 125 MB] |
| Bennell v State of Western Australia [2006] FCA 1243 [26.45 mins | 28 MB] |
| AWB Limited v Honourable Terence Rhoderic Hudson Cole [2006] FCA 571 [9.05 mins | 9.5 MB] |
| Mervyn on behalf of the Peoples of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands v State of Western Australia [2005] FCA 831 [23.13 mins | 222 MB] |
| De Rose v State of South Australia (No 2) [2005] FCAFC 110 [15.52 mins | 16.5 MB] |
| Wik Peoples v State of Queensland [2004] FCA 1306 [11.50 mins | 12.3 MB] |
| McCrea v Minister for Customs & Justice [2004] FCA 1273 [4.30 mins | 4.7 MB] |
| Nangkiriny v State of Western Australia [2004] FCA 1156 [16.12 mins | 17 MB] |
| Ferneley v Boxing Authority of New South Wales [2001] FCA 1740 [4.53 min | 3.6 MB |
| North Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service v Bradley [2001] FCA 1728 [10.44 min | 8 MB] |
| In the matter of Ansett Australia Limited and Mentha [2001] FCA 1439 [10.43 min | 8 MB] |
| Chapman v Luminis Pty Ltd (No 5) [2001] FCA 1106 [11.14 mins | 9.6 MB] |
| North Australian Legal Aid Service Inc. v Bradley [2001] FCA 908 [9.11 mins | 7.88 MB] |
| Australian Industry Group v Automotive Food Metals Engineering Printing and Kindred Industries Union [2000] FCA 708 [6.17 min | 23 MB] |
