Gazal v Setiawan and Topaloglu [2024] NSWSC 1008

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Gazal v Setiawan and Topaloglu [2024] NSWSC 1008 Hearing dates: 5 July 2024 Decision date: 14 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Button J Decision: 1. I return a finding that the guilt of the respondent, Ms Oezlem Topaloglu, of criminal contempt has been established beyond reasonable doubt. 2. The question of punishment for that criminal contempt is reserved. 3. Costs of the proceedings before me are reserved. 4. The matter is listed before the Common Law Registrar at 9 AM on 21 August 2024. Catchwords: CONTEMPT – criminal contempt – interference with administration of justice – disclosure of confidential information provided for purposes of mediation – provision of information to person known to respondent within office of Deputy Commissioner of Taxation – discussion of matters requiring proof beyond reasonable doubt – whether statement of charge sufficiently specific – all matters requiring proof established – notice of charge not defectively imprecise – finding that criminal contempt committed returned Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) s 60 Cases Cited: Attorney-General v Leveller Magazine Ltd [1979] AC 440 C v M [2011] WASC 175 Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union v BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1758 Gazal v Setiawan [2023] NSWSC 923 Harkianakis v Skalkos (1997) 42 NSWLR 22 Hearne v Street (2008) 235 CLR 125; [2008] HCA 36 Lane v Registrar of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (1981) 148 CLR 245; [1981] HCA 35 Lewis v Ogden (1984) 153 CLR 682; [1984] HCA 26 Liristis v Corrective Services NSW (No 4) [2020] NSWSC 147 Matthews v ASIC [2009] NSWCA 155 McDonald v Novello [2006] NSWSC 1186 Parashuram Detaram Shamdasani v King-Emperor [1945] AC 264 Samootin v Shea & Ors [2006] NSWSC 535 Ulman v Live Group Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 338 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Nahi Nasri Gazal (Plaintiff/Applicant) Fransisca Setiawan (First Defendant) Oezlem Topaloglu (Second Defendant/Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Condon SC with D Southwood (Plaintiff/Applicant) P Afshar (Second Defendant/Respondent)