Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Hendry v State of Western Australia [2023] FCA 1670 File number: WAD 296 of 2023
Judgment of: JACKSON J
Date of judgment: 22 December 2023
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - applications for suppression - no proper basis for suppression of information including respondents' identity - applications dismissed - non-party applications to inspect genuine steps statement - genuine steps statement has not become part of the process of open justice and has extraneous content - access refused
Legislation: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) ss 46PK, 46PO Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011 (Cth) ss 6, 7 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37AE, 37AG, Part VAA, Division 2 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 2.32, 5.03, 8.02
Cases cited: Ferguson v Tasmanian Cricket Association (trading as Cricket Tasmania) [2021] FCA 1507 Hasna v Crown Melbourne Limited [2021] FCA 1066 Herald & Weekly Times Limited v Williams [2003] FCAFC 217; (2003) 130 FCR 435 Hogan v Australian Crime Commission [2010] HCA 21; (2010) 240 CLR 651 Oldham v Capgemini Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 1149; (2015) 241 FCR 397 Russell v Russell (1976) 134 CLR 495
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