Travel Compensation Fund v John Harvey Blair & Ors [2004] NSWSC 501

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Travel Compensation Fund v John Harvey Blair & Ors [2004] NSWSC 501 revised - 15/06/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 14 May 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 May 2004

JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J at 1 DECISION : See paragraphs [50] to [52] of judgment

CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE - Travel Agents Act 1986 (NSW) - Travel Compensation Fund - subpoena - where confidentiality claimed in respect of certain subpoenaed documents - whether certain subpoenaed documents commercially sensitive or confidential - whether certain subpoenaed documents subject to legal professional privilege - whether restricted access should be given to subpoenaed documents LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Singapore Airlines v Sydney Airports Corporation & Anor [2004] NSWSC 380 Maronis Holdings Ltd v Nippon Credit Australia Ltd (2000) 18 ACLC 609 The Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564 National Employers Mutual General Association Ltd v Waind and Hill (1978) 1 NSWLR 372 CASES CITED : Wenkart and Holden v The Commissioner, Australian Federal Police (NG106 of 1995, 19/9/95, unrep) Pharaon v Bank of Credit and Commercial International SA (in liquidation) [1998] 4 All ER 455 Australian Broadcasting Commission v Parish (1980) 29 ALR 228 Maronis; Ex parte Fielder Gillespie [1984] 2 Qd R 339 Conrock Limited v CSR Ltd (1990) 96 ALR 690 Church of Scientology of California v Department of Health and Social Security [1979] 3 All ER 97 Travel Compensation Fund (plaintiff) John Harvey Blair (defendant 1) PARTIES : George Frazis (defendant 2) Scott David Roworth (defendant 3) Gary Kenneth Toomey (defendant 4) Ansett Australia Limited (defendant 5) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 55021/02; 50022/02; 50175/02; 50176/02; 50177/02; 50178/02; 50179/02; 50180/02; 50181/02; 50182/02; 50183/02 J E Marshall SC/I Mescher (plaintiff) M McConnell, Solicitor (defendants 2 and 3) COUNSEL : A Kingsford-Smith, Solicitor (defendant 4) P M Wood (for Air New Zealand) A Vincent (for ASIC) Minter Ellison (plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Colin Biggers & Paisley (defendants 2 and 3) Henry Davis York (defendant 4) Freehills (Air New Zealand)