Commissioner of Police v Ritson (“DVT”) [2023] NSWSC 108

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Commissioner of Police v Ritson ("DVT") [2023] NSWSC 108 Hearing dates: 14 February 2023 Date of orders: 14 February 2023 Decision date: 14 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Dhanji J Decision: (1) Pursuant to rr 6.24 and 6.27 of the Uniform Civil Procedures Rules 2005 (NSW) the Privacy Commissioner be joined as a defendant. (2) There be no orders as to costs with respect to the motion. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – notice of motion – application to intervene – Privacy Commissioner to be joined as a defendant – intervention sought in order to make submissions on a discrete issue of statutory construction – joinder application granted – orders made – no order as to costs Legislation Cited: Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Great Eastern Cleaning Service Pty Ltd [1978] 2 NSWLR 278 Levy v Victoria (1997) 189 CLR 579; [1997] HCA 31 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Plaintiff) Brendan Ritson ("DVT") (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Emmett SC with J E Curtin (Plaintiff) B Lim with H Ryan (intervenor)

Solicitors: Crown Solicitor's Office (Plaintiff) R Wilkins, Information and Privacy Commission NSW (intervenor) File Number(s): 2022/237160 Publication restriction: Nil