Zhang v Zemin & Anor [2007] NSWSC 229

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Zhang v Zemin & Anor [2007] NSWSC 229

HEARING DATE(S) : 5 March 2007

JUDGMENT DATE : 19 March 2007

JURISDICTION : Common Law Division

JUDGMENT OF : Associate Justice Harrison

DECISION : (1) The orders of Registrar Riznyczok dated 13 March 2006 are set aside; (2) Leave is granted to join Luo, Gan, Party Secretary of the Political and Judiciary Committee of the CCP Central Committee and Chief Executive Officer of the 610 Office as a defendant; (3) Time for service of the amended statement of claim is extended for a period of six months.

CATCHWORDS : Review decision of Registrar - service of documents in China

Charter of the United Nations, Art. 2.1 Foreign States Immunities Act 1985 (Cth) - ss 9, 10, 13 & 24 LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) - ss 18A, 60C, 60E, 60 G & 60I Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Art. 7(1)f) Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Division 2, Part 10 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules - Part 11, rr 6.2(4) & (5), 49.19, Schedule 6(e)

FAI Insurances Ltd (in Liquidation) v Mainprize [2006] NSWSC 554 Jones v Ministry Al-Mamlaka Al-Arabiya AS Saudiya (the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) [2006] UKHL 26 CASES CITED : Oceanic Sun Line Special Shipping Co Inc vFay (1988) 165 CLR 197 Prince v Federal Republic of GermanyDC Ct.App. ILR 103 Regie Nationale de Usines Renault SA v Zhang (2002) 210 CLR 491

Cui Ying Shang - Plaintiff PARTIES : Jiang Zemin - First Defendant Falun Gong Control Office the 610 Office - Second Defendant Luo, Gan, Party Secretary of the Political and Judiciary Committee of the CCP Central Committee and Chief Executive Officer of 610 Office - Third Defendant