MA v State of New South Wales [2024] NSWSC 1366

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: MA v State of New South Wales [2024] NSWSC 1366 Hearing dates: 27 September 2024 Date of orders: 29 October 2024 Decision date: 29 October 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Faulkner J Decision: See [83] Catchwords: COURTS AND JUDGES – Application for suppression and non-publication orders under the Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) – Prohibition on publication already enlivened by s 15A of the Children's (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) – necessity – appropriateness of further orders – application refused Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), ss 3, 11, 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E, 15F, 15G Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW). ss 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 14, 16, 17 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 292 Cases Cited: Application by John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd re MSK, MAK, MMK and MRK [2006] NSWCCA 386 DC v State of New South Wales [2010] NSWCA 15 DM v Life Without Borders [2016] NSWSC 1536 Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Ltd v Ibrahim (2012) 83 NSWLR 52; [2012] NSWCCA 125 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd the District Court of New South Wales (2004 61 NSWLR 344; [2004] NSWSC 324 Nationwide News Pty Ltd v JS and SD [2022] NSWSC 774 Plaintiff A v Bird; Plaintiff C v Bird [2015] NSWSC 570 R v AB (No 1) [2018] NSWCCA 113 R v BB (No 6) [2021] NSWSC 1518 State of New South Wales v Plaintiff A [2012] NSWCA 248 State of New South Wales v Tina Lee (a pseudonym) (Preliminary) [2023] NSWSC 693 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: MA (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Tang (Plaintiff) M Lakiss (Defendant)