WJT v Trustees of the Marist Brothers & Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Parramatta [2024] NSWSC 983

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: WJT v Trustees of the Marist Brothers & Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Parramatta [2024] NSWSC 983 Hearing dates: 9 July 2024 Date of orders: 8 August 2024 Decision date: 08 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Faulkner J Decision: See [73] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — subpoena to produce documents — where document produced in redacted form without leave — redactions made to prevent the identification and personal information of claimants and potential claimants of historical abuse — dispute regarding terms upon which access is to be granted — Plaintiff granted access on terms. PROCEDURE — civil proceedings —application for limited suppression order to protect the identity of the Plaintiff granted — detraction from the principle of open justice minimal— suppression order made to prevent prejudice and protect the safety of the Plaintiff. Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) ss 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) ss 126A, 126B Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 1.9(4A), 33.4(1), 33.8 Cases Cited: Adoption of AT [2015] NSWSC 1995 John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited v District Court of New South Wales (2004) 61 NSWLR 344; [2004] NSWCA 324 Lewis v Lewis (2021) 105 NSWLR 487; [2021] NSWCA 168 R v BB (No 6) [2021] NSWSC 1518 Storer v New South Wales [2023] NSWSC 1043 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: WJT (Plaintiff) Trustees of the Marist Brothers (First Defendant) Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Parramatta (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: E Anderson (Plaintiff) N Bentley (Defendants)