High Court of Australia
HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA
GAGELER CJ,
GORDON, EDELMAN, STEWARD, GLEESON, JAGOT AND BEECH‑JONES JJ
Matter No S24/2024
STATE OF QUEENSLAND APPELLANT
AND
MR STRADFORD (A PSEUDONYM) & ORS RESPONDENTS
Matter No C3/2024
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA APPELLANT
AND
MR STRADFORD (A PSEUDONYM) & ORS RESPONDENTS
Matter No C4/2024
HIS HONOUR JUDGE SALVATORE PAUL VASTA APPELLANT
AND
MR STRADFORD (A PSEUDONYM) & ORS RESPONDENTS
Queensland v Mr Stradford (a pseudonym)
Commonwealth of Australia v Mr Stradford (a pseudonym)
His Honour Judge Vasta v Mr Stradford (a pseudonym)
[2025] HCA 3
Date of Hearing: 14 & 15 August 2024
Date of Judgment: 12 February 2025
S24/2024, C3/2024 & C4/2024
ORDER
Matter No S24/2024
1. Appeal allowed.
2. Set aside orders 2 and 4 made by the Federal Court of Australia on 30 August 2023 and in their place order that the applicant's proceedings against the third respondent be dismissed.
3. The third respondent pay the first respondent's costs of the appeal.
Matter No C3/2024
1. Appeal allowed.
2. Set aside orders 2 and 3 made by the Federal Court of Australia on 30 August 2023 and in their place order that the applicant's proceedings against the second respondent be dismissed.
3. The appellant pay the first respondent's costs of the appeal.
Matter No C4/2024
1. Appeal allowed.
2. Set aside orders 2, 3, 4 and 5 made by the Federal Court of Australia on 30 August 2023 and in their place order that the applicant's proceedings against the first respondent be dismissed.
3. The second respondent pay the first respondent's costs of the appeal.
On appeal from the Federal Court of Australia
Representation
G J D del Villar KC, Solicitor-General of the State of Queensland, with J M Horton KC, D M Favell and F J Nagorcka for the State of Queensland in each appeal (instructed by Crown Law (Qld))
S P Donaghue KC, Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth, and T M Begbie KC with D P Hume and O J Ronan for the Commonwealth of Australia in each appeal (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)
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