SSVJ v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (Pseudonym Orders) [2024] FCA 1362

Federal Court of Australia

SSVJ v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (Pseudonym Orders) [2024] FCA 1362 File number: NSD 1154 of 2024

Judgment of: PERRAM J

Date of judgment: 25 November 2024

Date of publication of reasons: 26 November 2024

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – pseudonym orders – where applicant the subject of a protection finding – whether orders reasonably necessary to protect applicant's safety

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37AF, 37AG(1)(c)

Division: General

Registry: New South Wales

National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights

Number of paragraphs: 7

Date of hearing: Determined on the papers

Solicitor for the Applicant: Legal Aid

Solicitor for the Respondent: Sparke Helmore Lawyers

ORDERS NSD 1154 of 2024

BETWEEN: SSVJ Applicant

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS Respondent

order made by: PERRAM J DATE OF ORDER: 25 November 2024

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. Pursuant to s 37AF(1) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ('the Act'), and on the ground in s 37AG(1)(c) of the Act, the applicant be assigned the pseudonym 'SSVJ'. 2. By 31 January 2025, the parties file amended versions of those documents on the Court file which refer to the applicant by name so that the applicant's name is redacted or replaced by the pseudonym 'SSVJ'. 3. Pursuant to s 37AF(1) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ('the Act'), and on the ground in s 37AG(1)(c) of the Act, the documents on the Court file for the proceeding be suppressed until 31 January 2025. Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.