Questão jurídica principal
Whether the Federal Supreme Court could hear the administrative law appeal against the departmental decision on the siding dispute.
Decisão extraída
Yes. The dispute concerned the public-law duty to grant rail access under the special statute, so administrative law appeal was available and the appellants were entitled to sue.
Fundamentação extraída
The siding regime in the special act is predominantly public law; disputes over the duty to provide access fall under the federal transport authority's jurisdiction and are not reserved to the civil courts.