Kable v State of NSW & Anor [2000] NSWSC 1173

Reported Decision : [2001] Aust Torts Reports 81-587

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Kable v State of NSW & Anor [2000] NSWSC 1173 revised - 29/01/2001 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 21296/96 HEARING DATE(S) : 22 June 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 December 2000

Gregory Wayne Kable (Plaintiff)

PARTIES : State of New South Wales (First Defendant)

Director of Public Prosecutions (Second Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr P W Bates (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr M J Leeming (First Defendant) Mr Angus Neil-Smith of Brezniak Neil-Smith & Co (Plaintiff)

SOLICITORS : Mr Ian Linwood Crown Solicitors Office (First Defendant)

Ms Helen Langley Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) CATCHWORDS : Review Registrar's decision - subpoena Community Protection Act 1994 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Imperial Acts Application Act 1969 Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (1997) 189 CLR 51 Beaufort Air-Sea Equipment Pty Ltd v Emhart Australia Pty Ltd (NSWSC unreported, Master Malpass, 18 December 1992) Westpac Banking Corporation v Cameron Abemond Pty Ltd and Westpac Banking Corporation v Cameron (NSWSC unreported, Santow J, 3 November 1994) Modern Woodcraft Pty Ltd v Nett (NSWSC unreported, Young J, 7 March 1997) CASES CITED : R v Jackson (1987) 8 NSWLR 116 Mundey v Askin (1982) 2 NSWLR 369 Hanahan v Ainsworth (1990) 22 NSWLR 73 United Telecasters Sydney Pty Limited v Hardy (1990-91) 23 NSWLR 323 Spautz v Gibbs (1990) 21 NSWLR 230 Sourian v State of NSW & Ors DECISION : See para 28