Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited (No 4) [2020] FCA 614 File numbers: NSD 1485 of 2018 NSD 1486 of 2018 NSD 1487 of 2018 NSD 1826 of 2018
Judge: BESANKO J
Date of judgment: 9 April 2020
Date of publication of reasons: 8 May 2020
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — whether trial date should be vacated — where National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 (Cth) invoked by the Commonwealth Attorney-General — where feasibility of an in-person trial impacted by COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions
Legislation: National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 (Cth) ss 3, 6A, 8,17, 38B, 38D, 38F, 38G, 38H Public Health Act 2010 (NSW) s 10 Public Health (COVID-19 Air Transportation Quarantine) Order 2020 (NSW) Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order 2020 (NSW)
Date of hearing: 9 April 2020
Registry: New South Wales
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Other Federal Jurisdiction
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 26
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr B McClintock SC with Mr M Richardson and Mr P Sharpe
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