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Brief outline from the FOC report: When the matter was called on for hearing this morning, Mr Noel Evans indicated that he wished to appear for the respondent, which is referred to in the application as ‘One Nation as publisher of The Nation’.

Brief outline from the FOC report: HUMAN RIGHTS AND DISCRIMINATION LAW - RACIAL DISCRIMINATION - appeal from declaratory orders made to enforce determination of Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission that material published by the respondent racially vilified Jewish people - whether the primary judge erred in concluding that the material was reasonably likely to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate Jews in Australia and that whether the publication was done `because of' the race or ethnic origin of a group of people - the meaning of `because of' - whether publication done reasonably and in good faith for any genuine academic or other genuine purpose in the public interest.

Brief outline from the HREOC report: By this proceeding the applicant sought orders of the Court for the enforcement of determinations made by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ("HREOC") on 5 October 2000.

Brief outline from the FAC report: 1 On 21 September 2000 the Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission ("the HREOC") determined that Mrs Olga Scully had engaged in conduct rendered unlawful by Part IIA of the Racial Discrimination Act (1975) (Cth) ("the RDA") by "distributing anti-Semitic literature in letter boxes in Launceston, Tasmania, and by selling or offering to sell such literature at a public market in Launceston".

Brief outline from the FOC report: This is an application for leave to appeal from interlocutory orders, by way of directions, given by the learned primary judge on 4 April 2002.

Brief outline from the FAC report: 1 On 21 September 2000 the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ("HREOC") determined that Mrs Olga Scully engaged in conduct rendered unlawful by Part IIA of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 ("RDA") by "distributing anti-Semitic literature in letterboxes in Launceston, Tasmania, and by selling or offering to sell such literature at a public market in Launceston".