FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

 

Seven Network Limited v News Limited [2007] FCA 1062

 

CORRIGENDUM

 

 

 

 

SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED and ANOR v NEWS LIMITED and ORS

NSD 1223 of 2002

 

 

 

SACKVILLE J

27 JULY 2007 (DATE OF CORRIGENDUM 16 AUGUST 2007)

SYDNEY

 

 

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

 

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY

NSD 1223 of 2002

 

BETWEEN:

SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED

First Applicant

 

C7 PTY LIMITED

Second Applicant

 

AND:

NEWS LIMITED

First Respondent

 

SKY CABLE PTY LIMITED

Second Respondent

 

TELSTRA MEDIA PTY LIMITED

Third Respondent

 

FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED

Fourth Respondent

 

TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED

Fifth Respondent

 

TELSTRA MULTIMEDIA PTY LIMITED

Sixth Respondent

 

PUBLISHING AND BROADCASTING LIMITED

Seventh Respondent

 

NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED

Eighth Respondent

 

PREMIER MEDIA GROUP PTY LIMITED

Ninth Respondent

 

AUSTRALIAN RUGBY FOOTBALL LEAGUE LIMITED

Twelfth Respondent

 

NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE INVESTMENTS PTY LIMITED

Thirteenth Respondent

 

NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE LIMITED

Fourteenth Respondent

 

FOXTEL CABLE TELEVISION PTY LIMITED

Fifteenth Respondent

 

OPTUS VISION PTY LIMITED

Sixteenth Respondent

 

AUSTAR UNITED COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

Seventeenth Respondent

 

AUSTAR ENTERTAINMENT PTY LIMITED

Eighteenth Respondent

 

IAN HUNTLY PHILIP

Nineteenth Respondent

 

NEWS PAY TV PTY LIMITED

Twentieth Respondent

 

PBL PAY TV PTY LIMITED

Twenty-First Respondent

 

SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LIMITED

Twenty-Second Respondent

 

 

 

OPTUS VISION PTY LTD

First Cross Claimant

 

SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LIMITED

Second Cross Claimant

 

SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED

First Cross Respondent

 

C7 PTY LIMITED

Second Cross Respondent

 

JUDGE:

SACKVILLE J

DATE:

27 JULY 2007 (DATE OF CORRIGENDUM 16 AUGUST 2007)

PLACE:

SYDNEY

 

1                     In the Summary at paragraph 15, second bullet-point,

                        ‘…AFL pay television rights for the 2000 to 2006 seasons …’

should be changed to read

                        ‘… AFL pay television rights for the 2002 to 2006 seasons …’.


2                     In the Summary at paragraph 15,

                        ‘… sub-license the pay television rights to Foxtel …’

should be changed to read

                        ‘… sub-license the AFL pay television rights to Foxtel …’


3                     In the Summary at paragraph 54,

                        ‘In Chapter 21 I conclude that …’

should be changed to read

                        In Chapter 21, I conclude that …’


4                     In the Summary at paragraph 60,

                        ‘… the transactions that gave rise to this litigation are long passed …’

should be changed to read

                        ‘… the transactions that gave rise to this litigation are long past …’.


5                     In the list of authorities, ‘McLellan’ should be replaced with ‘McClellan’. Similarly in paragraph 371 and 372 of the Reasons for Judgment ‘McLellan’ should be replaced with ‘McClellan’.


I certify that the preceding five (5) numbered paragraphs are a true copy of the Corrigendum to the Reasons for Judgment of the Honourable Justice Sackville.


Associate:


Dated:         16 August 2007