Tony Strickland (a pseudonym) v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [2018] HCA 53

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

KIEFEL CJ, BELL, GAGELER, KEANE, NETTLE, GORDON AND EDELMAN JJ

M168/2017

TONY STRICKLAND (A PSEUDONYM) APPELLANT

AND

COMMONWEALTH DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS & ORS RESPONDENTS

M174/2017

DONALD GALLOWAY (A PSEUDONYM) APPELLANT

AND

COMMONWEALTH DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS & ORS RESPONDENTS

M175/2017

EDMUND HODGES (A PSEUDONYM) APPELLANT

AND

COMMONWEALTH DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS & ORS RESPONDENTS

M176/2017

RICK TUCKER (A PSEUDONYM) APPELLANT

AND

COMMONWEALTH DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS & ORS RESPONDENTS

Tony Strickland (a pseudonym) v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Donald Galloway (a pseudonym) v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Edmund Hodges (a pseudonym) v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Rick Tucker (a pseudonym) v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [2018] HCA 53 8 November 2018 M168/2017, M174/2017, M175/2017 & M176/2017

ORDER

1. Appeals allowed.

2. Set aside orders 2 and 3 of the orders of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria made on 25 May 2017 and, in their place, order that the appeal to that Court be dismissed.

3. Subject to orders 4 and 5, the reasons for judgment of the Court be made available from the High Court Registry only in their redacted form and by request, subject to payment of the prescribed fee.

4. The full, unredacted reasons for judgment of the Court be provided to the parties and their legal representatives.

5. Pursuant to s 77RE(1) of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), it being necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice under s 77RF(1)(a) of the Judiciary Act, there be no disclosure other than disclosure in accordance with order 4, whether by publication or otherwise, of the full, unredacted reasons for judgment of the Court until 10:00am on Wednesday, 14 November 2018 or further order.