The Country Care Group Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (No 2) [2020] FCAFC 44

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

The Country Care Group Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (No 2) [2020] FCAFC 44 Appeal from: The Country Care Group Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [2020] FCAFC 30

File number: VID 10 of 2020

Judges: ALLSOP CJ, WIGNEY AND ABRAHAM JJ

Date of judgment: 16 March 2020

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for an extension of a non-publication order in respect of judgment in criminal matter – where primary objective of the administration of justice is to safeguard the public interest in open justice – whether non-publication order necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice – whether publication of judgment would potentially prejudice the right to a fair trial – non-publication order not necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice – application dismissed

Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37AE, 37AF, 37AG, 37AG(1)(a) Juries Act 2000 (Vic) s 78A

Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Air New Zealand Limited (No 3) [2012] FCA 1430 Fairfax Digital Australia and New Zealand Pty Ltd v Ibrahim (2012) 83 NSWLR 52; [2012] NSWCCA 125 Hogan v Australian Crime Commission (2010) 240 CLR 651; [2010] HCA 21 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Egan [2018] FCA 1320 Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Qaumi (2016) 93 NSWLR 384; [2016] NSWCCA 97 R v Kwok (2005) 64 NSWLR 335; [2005] NSWCCA 245 Rinehart v Rinehart (2014) 320 ALR 195; [2014] FCA 1241 Rinehart v Welker (2011) 93 NSWLR 311; [2011] NSWCA 403