Attorney General for the State of New South Wales v Collier [2020] NSWSC 1572

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Attorney General for the State of New South Wales v Collier [2020] NSWSC 1572 Hearing dates: 19 December 2019 Decision date: 09 November 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Ierace J Decision: (1) The plaintiff is granted leave to access the following court files: (a) Collier v State of New South Wales (NSW Supreme Court case no. 2014/290461); (b) Collier v Cook (NSW Supreme Court case no. 2012/88605); (c) Collier v NSW Police Service (NSW Supreme Court case no. 2012/201151); (d) Collier v Lancer (NSW Supreme Court case no. 2012/27475); (e) Collier v Country Women's Association of New South Wales (NSW Supreme Court case no. 2017/72463); (f) Collier v Country Women's Association of New South Wales (NSW Supreme Court case no. 2016/122571); (g) Collier v Country Women's Association of New South Wales (NSW Supreme Court case no. 2016/297965); and (h) Collier v Country Women's Association of New South Wales (NSW Supreme Court case no. 2017/360202). (2) The plaintiff is granted leave to access the court file of Collier v Chief Executive Officer and Director-General of the Department of Child Safety Queensland (NSW Supreme Court case no. 1580/09), except for any affidavits or transcript of evidence of Mr Robert John Collier or communications from him. (3) No order as to costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Production of documents – application seeking access to documents in the custody of the court – r 33.13 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – where documents are for the purpose of applying for an order under s 8(7) of the Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) – whether documents should be produced where they may disclose material objected to by a respondent Legislation Cited: Court Information Act 2010 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4, 33.13 Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW), ss 4, 6, 8 Cases Cited: Australian Securities & Investments Commission v Rich (2001) 51 NSWLR 643; [2001] NSWSC 496 Kostov v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 1794 Potier v Attorney General in and for the State of New South Wales (2015) 89 NSWLR 284; [2015] NSWCA 129 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 8) [2014] NSWCA 125 UTSG Pty Ltd v Gwynvill Properties Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 558 Texts Cited: Practice Note SC Gen 2 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Attorney General for the State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Marion Louise Collier (Defendant) Robert John Collier (Respondent) Chief Executive Officer and Director-General of the Department of Child Safety (Respondent) Damien Carter (Respondent) State of New South Wales (Respondent) Country Women's Association of New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Birch (Plaintiff) Defendant (In Person)