DCL22 v Sage [2022] FCA 1310

Federal Court of Australia

DCL22 v Sage [2022] FCA 1310 File number: VID 530 of 2022

Judgment of: ABRAHAM J

Date of judgment: 10 October 2022

Date of publication of reasons: 3 November 2022

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – public interest immunity – where documents produced pursuant to notice to produce are redacted – where documents include written reasons for the issue of a summons under s 28(1) of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth) – where applicant challenges the validity of the Summons – whether redacted passages are covered by public interest immunity – claim established

Legislation: Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth) ss 7, 7A, 7C, 20-22, 24A, 28, 29A and 30 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 130 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 78B

Cases cited: Alfred Crompton Amusement Machines Ltd v Customs and Excise Commissioners (No. 2) [1974] AC 405 Alister v The Queen [1984] HCA 85; (1984) 154 CLR 404 Assistant Commissioner Condon v Pompano Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 7; (2013) 252 CLR 38 Attorney-General (NSW) v Stuart (1994) 34 NSWLR 667 Barnes v Boulton [2004] FCA 1219; (2004) 139 FCR 356 Beneficial Finance Corporation Ltd v Commissioner of Australian Federal Police (1991) 52 A Crim R 423 Beneficial Finance Corporation Ltd v Commissioner of Australian Federal Police (1991) 31 FCR 523 Burmah Oil Co. Ltd. v Governor and Company of the Bank of England and Another [1980] AC 1090 Cain v Glass (No 2) (1985) 3 NSWLR 230 Church of Scientology Inc v Woodward [1982] HCA 78; (1982) 154 CLR 25 Commonwealth v Northern Land Council [1993] HCA 24; (1993) 176 CLR 604 Commonwealth v Northern Land Council (1991) 30 FCR 1 Conway v Rimmer [1968] AC 910 D v National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children [1978] AC 171 DBCT Management Pty Ltd v McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd and Geosea Australia Pty Ltd Joint Venture [2021] FCA 512 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith (1996) 86 A Crim R 308 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1999] HCA 67; (1999) 201 CLR 49 Gypsy Jokers Motorcycle Club Inc v Commissioner of Police [2008] HCA 4; (2008) 234 CLR 532 Harper v Costigan (1983) 72 FLR 140 HT v The Queen [2019] HCA 40; (2019) 278 A Crim R 133 Marinovich v Director of Public Prosecutions & Anor (1987) 14 ALD 315 National Crime Authority v Gould (1989) 23 FCR 191 National Companies and Securities Commission v News Corporation Ltd [1984] HCA 29; (1984) 156 CLR 296 Polley v Johnson; Gillard v Johnson; Ward v Higgs [2013] NSWSC 543 R v Baladjam & Ors (No 29) [2008] NSWSC 1452 R v Lodhi [2006] NSWSC 596; (2006)199 FLR 270 Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 14) [2021] FCA 552 Rogers v Home Department State Secretary; Gaming Board for Great Britain v Rogers [1973] AC 388 Sankey v Whitlam [1978] HCA 43; (1978) 142 CLR 1 SDCV v Director-General of Security [2022] HCA 32 The Australian Statistician v Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd [2008] WASCA 34; (2008) 36 WAR 83 Young v Quin (1985) 4 FCR 483 ZX v Commonwealth [2016] FCA 1013