The Court held it was premature to order that the substantive proceeding be determined on the papers under s 20A of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976, where the self-represented applicant had filed 39 affidavits creating substantial uncertainty about his factual and legal allegations. The Court required the applicant to consolidate his evidence into a single affidavit, file any amended originating application with particulars, and established a staged procedural timetable allowing the respondent to consider a summary dismissal or strike-out application before the question of on-the-papers determination would be revisited.
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