The applicant in the class action has made an open offer in good faith to the Commonwealth of $510 million plus costs and interest to settle the Brett Cattle Company Pty Ltd v Minister for Agriculture [2020] FCA 732 class action that would be a fair and equitable end to what the Federal Court has found was malfeasance by the Gillard Government to destroy the live cattle export trade in Australia.
The group of 215 parties to the class action include cattle producers, exporters and independent service providers, such as veterinarians and musterers, who were completely devastated by the…
