SG v New South Wales Crime Commission (No 7) [2022] NSWSC 1024

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: SG v New South Wales Crime Commission (No 7) [2022] NSWSC 1024 Hearing dates: On the papers, 19 July 2022 Decision date: 29 July 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 have been sought to be redacted and to which these reasons for judgment refer as being permitted to be produced with the redactions indicated in these reasons; 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 - no issue of principle discussed - judgment supplementary to earlier judgment of the Court - disclosure of redacted sections of documents granted. Legislation Cited: Crime Commission Act 2012 (NSW), s 80 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 130, 131A Category: Procedural rulings Parties: SG (Plaintiff) New South Wales Crime Commission (Defendant) New South Wales Crime Commission in relation to the Public Interest Immunity issue (Applicant) Representation: Counsel: C O'Neill (Plaintiff) M Hutchings (Defendant) R Bhalla (Applicant)

Solicitors: Laxon Lex Lawyers (Plaintiff) Crown Solicitor's Office (Defendant) Crown Solicitor's Office(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.