Adam Wellington v State of New South Wales [2024] NSWDC 237

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Adam Wellington v State of New South Wales [2024] NSWDC 237 Hearing dates: 24 May 2024 Date of orders: 24 June 2024 Decision date: 24 June 2024 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Strathdee DCJ Decision: (1) The claim for privilege in respect of the relevant documents is dismissed. (2) Costs of the notice of motion reserved. (3) I revoke order 6 made by the Judicial Registrar on 23 May 2024 and reserve the question of those costs. (4) List the matter for further directions before the Judicial Registrar on 3 July 2024. Catchwords: PRIVILEGE – dominant purpose – waiver – 'confidential document' Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 Legislation Act 2001 Cases Cited: Attorney-General (NT) v Kearney (1985) 158 CLR 500 AWB Ltd v Cole (No 5) (2006) 155 FCR 30 Baker v Campbell (1983) 153 CLR 52 Commissioner of Australian Federal Police v Propend Finance Pty Ltd (1996) 188 CLR 501 Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2002) 213 CLR 543 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v InterTan Inc (2003) 135 FCR 151 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1999) 201 CLR 49 Glencore International v Commissioner of Taxation (2019) 265 CLR 646 Goldberg v Ng (1995) 185 CLR 83 Grant v Downs (1976) 135 CLR 674 Griffin v Sogelease Australia Ltd (2003) 57 NSWLR 257 Hastie Group Ltd (in liquidation) v Moore [2016] NSWCA 305 Neal v Neal [2018] NSWSC 1356 Norman v Wittington [2022] NSWSC 160 State of New South Wales v BetFair Pty Ltd (2009) 180 FCR 543 State of New South Wales v Jackson [2007] NSWCA 279 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Adam John Wellington (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (First Defendant) Department of Justice (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Tierney (Plaintiff) Mr D Ronzani (First and Second Defendant)