RAHARDJA v THE GOVERNOR, LONG BAY HOSPITAL & ANOR [2002] NSWSC 1249

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : RAHARDJA v THE GOVERNOR, LONG BAY HOSPITAL & ANOR [2002] NSWSC 1249 revised - 10/01/2003 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 11705/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 28/06/02, 12/07/02, 24/07/02, 18/10/02, 1/11/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 31 December 2002

Hendra Rahardja (Plaintiff)

v PARTIES : The Governor, Long Bay Hospital (First Defendant) The Republic of Indonesia (Second Defendant) The Commonwealth of Australia (Third Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Adams J at 1

Mr N Hutley SC, Mr M Lee (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr P Roberts SC, Mr T Reilly (Second Defendant) Mr D Bennett QC, Ms R Sofroniou (Third Defendant (the Minister for Justice & Customs) and for the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth, intervening as of right) Corrrs Chambers Westgarth (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : I V Knight (Second Defendant) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions CATCHWORDS : Extradition - part-heard proceedings in Supreme Court - surrender warrant issued - proceedings under s39B Judiciary Act 1903 - whether should be cross-vested to Federal Court - whether "special reasons" present - whether merits of part-heard proceedings material - s6 Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 (Cth) Extradition Act 1988 Extradition (Republic of Indonesia) Regulations 1994 LEGISLATION CITED : Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 Constitution of Australia Judiciary Act 1903 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 Rahardja v Republic of Indonesia [2000] FCA 1297 Park Oh Ho v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1989) 67 CLR 637. NEC Information Systems Australia Pty Limited v Iveson & Ors (1992) 36 FCR 258 Pridmore & ors v Magenta Nominees Pty Ltd & Ors [1998] WASC 318 (21 October 1998) Overlook Management BV v Foxtel Management Pty Limited [2001] NSWSC 682 Re Wakim; Ex parte McNally (1999) 73 ALJR 839 CASES CITED : Matland Holdings Pty Limited v NTZ Pty Limited (1999) 157 FLR 364 Minister for Immigration v Msilanga (1992) 34 FCR 169 Ruddock v Vadarlis (2001) 110 FCR 491 Liversidge v Anderson [1942] AC 206 Westpoint Corporation Pty Limited v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Limited (1996) 71 FCR 584 Re Williams: Ex parte Oates 140 FLR 124 Computershare Limited v Perpetual Registrars Limited & Ors (No 3) [2000] VSC 286 DECISION : Order that the proceedings be retained in the Supreme Court of New South Wales.