AVN Takes TGA to Federal Court

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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.

We would like to ask everyone reading this to take a moment to send a quick and polite message to the registry requesting that this case be livestreamed on the Court’s YouTube channel due to the national and international public interest in this case. One or two sentences will be all you need.  The court email is nswreg@fedcourt.gov.au

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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Give Send Go – AVN Judicial Review Fund

Documents in the Federal Court Proceedings
  • Affidavit of Meryl Dorey, with annexures, unsigned 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
  • 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
Court Decisions

Decision: Australian Vaccination-Risks Network Incorporated v Secretary, Department of Health [2022] FCA 320 (amended) – Judgement date 31 March 2022

Decision on Costs: Australian Vaccination-Risks Network Incorporated v Secretary, Department of Health (No 2) [2022] FCA 706 (20 June 2022)

Federal Court Appeal decision: Australian Vaccination-Risks Network Incorporated v Secretary, Department of Health [2022] FCAFC 135 (8 August 2022)

Press releases/updates

All updates for our court case will be posted here and also on the Give, Send, Go fundraising site. We will try to keep you up-to-date on all information as the case proceeds.

October 31st, 2022 – Update to AVN Members and GSG Supporters regarding Legal Action and Strategies

Ferbruary 1, 2022 – Judicial review case – AVN v Secretary of Health – Filed in Federal Court

Update January 21, 2022 – Legal Team Meets to Discuss the AVN’s Judicial Review

Update January 6, 2022: The Court Case Will go ahead! BREAKING: AVN v. TGA Federal Court Update

January 2, 2022 – New Year’s Update

Update December 16, 2021 – An update on the AVN’s Federal Court Judicial Review

Update December 1, 2021 – The Case is Progressing!

Announcement 20-11-2021 – The AVN Takes Legal Action to Protect All Our Rights

Videos Regarding the AVN Court Case

Interview with Julian Gillespie regarding the Australian Baby’s Case: September 18, 2022

Important Updates Regarding Court Case, Medical Accountability and more: August 7, 2022

Health Alliance Australia: Legal expert Julian Gillespie updates us on AVN vs Secretory, Dept of Health case: 09/06/2022

Delivering Justice Down Under: Meryl Dorey and Katie Ashby Koppens speak with Del Bigtree about the AVN court cases

Julian Gillespie speaks with Maria Zeee about the latest updates on the Federal court cases: 01/06/2022

Visit https://www.zeeemedia.com/ for more great interviews.

Julian Gillespie, former barrister and legal advisor to the AVN, has issued an update on where the cases are at the present time: 20/05/2022

Australian Medical Professional’s Society – Discussions From The Front Line with Julian Gillespie [EPISODE 7]: 13/05/2022

Meryl Dorey with Polly Tommey and friends on CHD TV’s Tea Time: 18/01/2022

Jason Miles GAP Senate Candidate, an Update on the AVN’s Judicial Review Case: 11/01/2022

Maria Zeee and Julian Gillespie – AVN Judicial Review to Stop Vaccines in Australia: 11/01/2022

The AVN’s Federal Court Application – Update and Explanation: 07/01/2022

Jason Miles, GAP Senate Candidate, speaks with Julian Gillespie re AVN’s Judicial Review application: 28/11/2022

Under the Wire Interviews Retired Barrister Julian Gillespie [Part 2]: 23/11/2021

Under the Wire Interviews Retired Barrister Julian Gillespie [Part 1]: 20/11/2021

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