AVN Takes TGA to Federal Court
LATEST UPDATE: October 31st, 2022 – Update to AVN Members and GSG Supporters regarding Legal Action and Strategies
Peter Fam files with the Federal Court
The AVN’s instructing Solicitor, Peter Fam, files our case on the Federal Court’s website and asks for an urgent hearing.
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Below are links to each uploaded document which you are free to download and/or read online. We are committed to transparency.
Please note – we have uploaded the files as they were sent to the Federal Court Registry. As soon as we have received the sealed copies, we will replace these uploads with the official sealed copies.
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Documents in the Federal Court Proceedings
- Affidavit of Meryl Dorey, with annexures, signed 29 January 2022
- Affidavit of Lisa Mitchell, with annexures, signed 31 January 2022
- Affidavit of Peter Halim Fam, with annexures, signed 31 January 2022
- Genuine Steps Statement, signed 31 January 2022
- Originating Application, 31 January 2022
- Letter to Court Regarding Urgency, Filed 01-02-2022
- Supplementary Affidavit of Peter Halim Fam with annexures, affirmed 10.02.22-2
- Second Supplementary Affidavit of Peter Halim Fam, with annexures, affirmed 14.02.22
- Third Supplementary affidavit of Peter Halim Fam, 15 February 2022-2
- Concise Statement on the Judicial Review Case, 22 February 2022-2
- Concise Statement on the Mandamus Case, 22.02.22-2
- Affidavit of Mark Neugebauer affirmed 22 February 2022 sealed 24 February 2022 [REDACTED VERSION]
- Meryl Dorey’s second affidavit dated 28 February 2022
- Supplementary affidavit of Mark Neugebauer affirmed 1 March 2022 sealed 1 March 2022 [REDACTED VERSION]
- Second supplementary affidavit of Mark Neugebauer affirmed 7 March 2022 sealed 8 March 2022 [REDACTED VERSION]
- Subpoena to Produce Documents (served on Mr Mark Neugebauer) sealed 8 March 2022 [REDACTED VERSION]
- Subpoena to Produce Documents (served on the Department for Child Protection) sealed 8 March 2022 [REDACTED VERSION]
- Applicant’s Submissions on the Respondent’s Notice of Objection to Competency sealed 11 March 2022 [REDACTED VERSION]
- Applicant’s Submissions in Reply on the Respondent’s Notice of Objection to Competency sealed 21 March 2022 [REDACTED VERSION]
- Court Book – Judicial Review sealed 22 March 2022 [REDACTED VERSION]
- Court Book – Mandamus sealed 23 March 2022 [REDACTED VERSION]
- Applicant’s Outline of Submissions – on issue of Standing – hearing date 23 March 2022
- Applicant’s List of Authorities on Joinder and Standing – hearing Date 23 March 2022
- List of Confidential Documents filed 28 March, 2022
- Decision Australian Vaccination-Risks Network Incorporated v Secretary, Department of Health [2022] FCA 320 (amended) – Judgement date 31 March 2022
- Applicant’s Submissions on Costs Submissions dated 13 May 2022
- Notice of Appeal – AVN v Secretary of Health – 21 June 2022
- Affidavit of Lisa Mitchell – 29 June 2022
- Letter to FC seeking expedited appeal hearing – 30 June 2022
- Appeal Book – Part A – compiled – sealed
- Appeal Book – Part B – Index – sealed
- Appellant’s Appeal submissions AVN 8 July 2022 – sealed
- Appellant’s Chronology dated 8 July 2022 – sealed
- Appellant’s List of Authorities – AVN dated 8 July 2022-02 – sealed
- Federal Court Appeal decision: Australian Vaccination-Risks Network Incorporated v Secretary, Department of Health [2022] FCAFC 135

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