NSW Caselaw
New South Wales District Court
CITATION: R v Ritson; R v Stacey [2010] NSWDC 160 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S): 10/5/2010, 11/5/2010, 15/7/2010, 16/7/2010, 19/7/2010, 21/7/2010, 28/7/2010, 30/7/2010
JUDGMENT DATE: 30 July 2010
JURISDICTION: Criminal
JUDGMENT OF: Blackmore SC DCJ
DECISION: In each case no prima facie case found. Appeal upheld. Conviction quashed. Orders of magistrate revoked.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - Conviction Appeal - Public official unlawfully disclose information - Meaning of "contained in a publicly available publication" - Meaning of "disclose" - Meaning of "personal information"
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 LEGISLATION CITED: Local Court Rules 2009 Local Courts (Criminal and Applications Procedure) Rule 2003 (repealed) Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998
ASIC v Rich [2001] 51 NSWLR 643 Foster v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1951) 82 CLR 606 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Ryde Local Court (2005) 62 NSWLR 512 NW v NSW Fire Brigades [2005] NSW ADT 73 CASES CITED: PC v University of New South Wales (2007) NSW ADT 86 R v Davis (1995) 57 FCR 512 R v Elomar & Ors [No.3] [2008] NSWSC 1442 Seven Network v News Limited (2005) FCA 1934 University of New South Wales v PC (GD) [2008] NSW ADTAP 26 WL v Randwick City Council (GD) [2007] NSW ADTAP 58
The Crown PARTIES: Brendan Paul Ritson Tyrone David Stacey
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