Edmunds-Jones Pty Limited & 1 Ors v Australian Women's Hockey Association Inc [1999] NSWSC 285

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Edmunds-Jones Pty Limited & 1 Ors v Australian Women's Hockey Association Inc [1999] NSWSC 285 revised - 01/04/99 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : 2180/96 HEARING DATE(S) : 19/3/99 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 March 1999

Edmunds-Jones Pty Limited (P1) PARTIES : Helen Elizabeth Jones (P2) Australian Women's Hockey Association Inc. (D) JUDGMENT OF : Santow J

COUNSEL : J B Simpkins/M Packer (P1 and P2) D E Grieve, QC/G Rundle (D) SOLICITORS : Minter Ellison (P1 and P2) Lane & Lane (D) CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE - Hearsay rule and exception for business records - s69(3) of Evidence Act 1995 precludes exception where prepared for Australian proceeding - Application of s69(3) of Evidence Act 1995 where pre-existing computer stored material retrieved and other adjustments made in responding to subpoenas - Effect of s48(1)(d) and (e) of Evidence Act 1995 in relation to proof of documents retrieved from electronic storage - Discretion to permit waiver of rules of evidence under s190(3) of Evidence Act 1995. Evidence Act 1995 s48(1)(d) and (e) ACTS CITED : s69(3)(a) s190(3) and (4) McDonald System of Australia Pty Ltd v McWilliam's Wines Pty Limited (1979) ATPR 40-136 Pacific Acceptance Corporation Ltd v Forsyth (1970) 92 WN(NSW) 29 CASES CITED : Cheryl Joan Roma v H J Wilson Carriers Pty Ltd (Sperling J 9 August 1996 unreported) DECISION : Hearsay rules waived under s190(3) of the Evidence Act on terms primary documents produced unless both parties advise they do not require such primary documents.