SG v New South Wales Crime Commission (No 8) [2023] NSWSC 811

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: SG v New South Wales Crime Commission (No 8) [2023] NSWSC 811 Hearing dates: 3 September 2021, 19 July, 21 December 2022, on the papers Decision date: 11 July 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: Objection to production upheld in accordance with the Schedule to the reasons for judgment and declined in accordance with that same Schedule. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – production of documents – secrecy provisions in Crime Commission Act 2012 (NSW) – alteration to provisions – determination of requirement to produce in relation to each document in accordance with the legislation that came into effect on 1 February 2023 Legislation Cited: Crime Commission Act 2012 (NSW), s 80 Cases Cited: Newman v Whittington [2022] NSWSC 1725 Prestney v Corporation of Tolchester (1883) 24 Ch D 376 SG v New South Wales Crime Commission [2016] NSWSC 1615 SG v New South Wales Crime Commission (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 600 SG v New South Wales Crime Commission (No 4) [2021] NSWSC 92 Wilkshire and Coffey v Commonwealth of Australia (1976) 9 ALR 325 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 P O'Neill (Plaintiff) M Hutchings (Defendant) R Bhalla (Applicant)