Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v State Grid International Australia Development Company Limited (Application for Non-Publication Orders No 2) [2022] FCA 719

Federal Court of Australia

Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v State Grid International Australia Development Company Limited (Application for Non-Publication Orders No 2) [2022] FCA 719 File number(s): NSD 88 of 2022

Judgment of: THAWLEY J

Date of judgment: 21 June 2022

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for non-publication orders pursuant to s 37AF Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – whether orders necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice – whether orders necessary to protect the safety of directors of the respondent company – where information claimed to be personal information of company directors – where information was freely accessed by company search – where disclosure of information claimed to present risk to safety of persons – information found to be publicly available – held that proposed order was not necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice or to protect the safety of the directors

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37AF, 37AG, 37M, 37N

Cases cited: Ferguson v Tasmanian Cricket Association (t/as Cricket Tasmania) (No 2) [2022] FCA 125 Liverpool City Council v McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc [2018] FCA 1289

Division: General Division

Registry: New South Wales

National Practice Area: Taxation

Number of paragraphs: 26

Solicitor for the Applicant: Craddock Murray Neumann

Solicitor for the Respondents: White & Case

ORDERS NSD 88 of 2022

BETWEEN: DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION Applicant

AND: STATE GRID INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED First Respondent