O'SHANE v BURWOOD LOCAL COURT (NSW) & ORS [2007] NSWSC 1300

Reported Decision : 178 A Crim R 392

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : O'SHANE v BURWOOD LOCAL COURT (NSW) & ORS [2007] NSWSC 1300

HEARING DATE(S) : 2 November 2007

JUDGMENT DATE : 19 November 2007

JURISDICTION : Civil

JUDGMENT OF : McClellan CJatCL

DECISION : 1. The pseudonym order made in relation to the identity of Miss Armstrong is quashed; 2. I order the 2nd and 3rd opponents to pay the claimant's costs; 3. Direct that the 2nd and 3rd opponents may, if qualified, have a certificate under the Suitors' Fund Act.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - jurisdiction - powers of courts and Judges - superior court - statutory court - inherent jurisdiction - jurisdiction of Local Court - implied power - implied power of Local Court - test of necessity - necessary to secure the proper administration of justice - touchstone of reasonableness - non-publication order - pseudonym order - suppression of identity, name or personal identifiers - identity of witness or victim - open justice - exception to principles of open justice - well established categories - informer, blackmail, national security, extortion - unacceptable consequences - intense media scrutiny, media attention, publicity - person in high public office - CRIMINAL LAW - apprehended violence order - apprehended personal violence order (APVO) - apprehended domestic violence order (ADVO) - Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Pt 15A s 562ZK - Local Courts Act 1982 (NSW) Pt 6 - application proceedings - non-publication - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 4, 72, Sch 1 - Local Courts Act 1982 (NSW) Pt 6

Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Personal and Family Violence) Amendment Act 1987 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Amendment (Apprehended Violence) Act 1999 Crimes Amendment (Apprehended Violence) Act 2006 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW)