Collier v Attorney General for New South Wales [2021] NSWCA 16

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Collier v Attorney General for New South Wales [2021] NSWCA 16 Hearing dates: 5 February 2021 Decision date: 23 February 2021 Before: Basten JA; Brereton JA Decision: (1) Dismiss Mrs Collier's notice of motion dated 30 November 2020. (2) Dismiss the application for leave to appeal. (3) Order that Mrs Collier pay the Attorney's costs of the proceedings in this Court. Catchwords: APPEAL – application for leave – challenge to interlocutory ruling on access to documents – misconceived allegation of bias – unsubstantiated allegations of perjury by solicitor – delay in giving judgment – no demonstration of prejudice – no arguable ground of error identified CIVIL PROCEDURE – production of documents – documents in custody of the court – application pursuant to Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 33.13 – files sought to support application under Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) – access to documents produced – parties to proceedings the subject of the filed notified – objection to access – grounds of objection Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 91 Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW), ss 6, 8 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 33.13 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Marion Louise Collier (Applicant) Attorney General for New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Self-represented applicant D Birch (Respondent)

Solicitors: Self-represented applicant Crown Solicitor's Office (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/335193 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court of NSW Jurisdiction: Common Law Citation: [2020] NSWSC 1572 Date of Decision: 9 November 2020 Before: Ierace J File Number(s): 2019/183521