Commissioner of Police, New South Wales v Guo [2016] FCAFC 62

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Commissioner of Police, New South Wales v Guo [2016] FCAFC 62 File number: NSD 287 of 2016

Judge: COLLIER, ROBERTSON AND GRIFFITHS JJ

Date of judgment: 20 April 2016

Catchwords: PRIVILEGE – claim of public interest immunity made by Commissioner of Police (NSW) in respect of oral evidence in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal – whether common law public interest immunity applies to or in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in respect of oral evidence sought to be adduced ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Administrative Appeals Tribunal – whether common law public interest immunity applies to or in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in respect of oral evidence – claim of public interest immunity made by Commissioner of Police (NSW) in respect of oral evidence sought to be adduced

Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 33, 35, 36, 36A, 36B, 36C, 36D, 37, 39 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 4, 130 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 476A, 501

Cases cited: Aboriginal Sacred Sites Protection Authority v Maurice (1986) 10 FCR 104 Applicant VEAL of 2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] HCA 72; 225 CLR 88 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v P Dawson Nominees Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 123; 169 FCR 227 Baker v Campbell [1983] HCA 39; 153 CLR 52 Bisaillon v Keable [1983] 2 SCR 60 Brennan v State of New South Wales [2006] NSWSC 167 Coco v The Queen [1994] HCA 15; 179 CLR 427 Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2002] HCA 49; 213 CLR 543 Esso Australian Resources Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [1999] HCA 67; 201 CLR 49 Jacobsen v Rogers [1995] HCA 6; 182 CLR 572 Marks v Beyfus [1890] 25 QBD 494 Melbourne Corporation v Commonwealth [1947] HCA 26; 74 CLR 31 Middendorp Electric Co Pty Ltd v Law Institute of Victoria [1994] 2 VR 313 New South Wales v Ryan (1998) 101 LGERA 246 North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency Ltd v Northern Territory [2015] HCA 41; 326 ALR 16 Potter v Minahan [1908] HCA 63; 7 CLR 277 R v Baladjam [No 31] [2008] NSWSC 1453 R v Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commissioner [2016] HCA 8 Re Ajka Pty Ltd and Australian Fisheries Management Authority (1995) 39 ALD 445 Re Hobart Central Child Care Pty Ltd and Commissioner of Taxation [2004] AATA 1222; 84 ALD 86 Re Kanina Banner and Minister for Health and Ageing [2002] AATA 169; 66 ALD 663 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex Parte Miah [2001] HCA 22; 206 CLR 57 Re Pochi and Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1979] AATA 64; 36 FLR 482 Re Queensland Nickel and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (1991) 25 ALD 160 Re Suardana & Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1980) 2 ALD 830; 49 FLR 8 Regina v Richard Lipton [2011] NSWCA 247 Sankey v Whitlam [1978] HCA 43; 142 CLR 1 Science Research Council v Nasse [1980] AC 1028 Stubley v Western Australia [2011] HCA 7; 242 CLR 347 Western Australian Museum v Information Commissioner (1994) 12 WAR 417 X7 v Australian Crime Commission [2013] HCA 29; 248 CLR 92 Young v Quin (1985) 4 FCR 483 Heydon JD, Cross on Evidence (10th ed, LexisNexis, 2015) McNicol S, Law of Privilege (Law Book Company, 1992) Hogg PW, Monahan PJ and Wright WK, Liability of the Crown (4th ed, Carswell, 2011)