SG v New South Wales Crime Commission (No 6) [2022] NSWSC 779

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: SG v New South Wales Crime Commission (No 6) [2022] NSWSC 779 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 14 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) Pursuant to ss 130 and 131A of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), the defendant is excused from disclosing any documents or parts of documents that contain information referred to in these reasons for judgment; (2) Costs of the Motion will be costs in the cause. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – discovery, subpoena and production – grounds for resisting – objection to production and inspection – public interest immunity – immunity granted – another process may be available if redacted material significant and capable of being protected Legislation Cited: Crime Commission Act 2012 (NSW), s 80 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 130, 131A Ombudsman Act 1974 (NSW), s 35A Cases Cited: Alister v the Queen (1984) 154 CLR 404; [1984] HCA 85 Commonwealth v Northern Land Council (1993) 176 CLR 604; [1993] HCA 24 Kaldas v Barbour (2017) 350 ALR 292; [2017] NSWCA 275 Sankey v Whitlam (1978) 142 CLR 1; [1978] HCA 43 SG v New South Wales Crime Commission [2016] NSWSC 1615 SG v New South Wales Crime Commission (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 600 SG v New South Wales Crime Commission (No 3) [2019] NSWSC 1906 SG v New South Wales Crime Commission (No 4) [2021] NSWSC 92 The Ombudsman v Koopman (2003) 58 NSWLR 182; [2003] NSWCA 277 The Ombudsman v Laughton (2005) 64 NSWLR 114; [2005] NSWCA 339 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: SG (Plaintiff) New South Wales Crime Commission (Defendant) Attorney General of the Commonwealth (Applicant) Representation: Solicitors: Laxon Lex Lawyers (Plaintiff) Crown Solicitor's Office (Defendant) The Australian Government Solicitor (Applicant) File Number(s): 2015/194130 Publication restriction: Publication restriction as to evidence or any material that would identify any individual mentioned in the proceedings, other than legal practitioners.