R v AB (A pseudonym) [2021] NSWDC 173

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v AB (A pseudonym) [2021] NSWDC 173 Hearing dates: 11 May 2021 Date of orders: 11 May 2021 Decision date: 11 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 37 Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – interlocutory application pseudonym and non-publication order – whether order is necessary to protect applicant's safety – substantial commentary about offender on Facebook following publication of newspaper articles Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-Publication Act 2010 (NSW) ss 6, 7, 8 Cases Cited: AB (A pseudonym) v R (No 3) (2019) 97 NSWLR 1046 DRJ v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2020] NSWCA 136 Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Qaumi (2016) 93 NSWLR 384 Texts Cited: Nil. Category: Procedural rulings Parties: AB (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) Nationwide News Pty Ltd (Respondent on the application) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Valentin for the applicant Mr M Cameron (solicitor) for the respondent Solicitor Advocate for the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)

Solicitors: LegalAid for the applicant File Number(s): 2020/86187 Publication restriction: (1) Order, pursuant to s 7 of the Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), that the applicant be referred to as "AB" until 11 May 2024. (2) Order that there be a prohibition upon the disclosure of information identifying AB, being the description of her name and location of her residential address, until 11 May 2024 (3) Orders (1) & (2) are made on the basis that it is necessary to protect the safety of the applicant.