Rinehart v Welker [2012] NSWCA 1

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Rinehart v Welker [2012] NSWCA 1 Hearing dates: 13 January 2012 Decision date: 13 January 2012 Before: Bathurst CJ, Beazley JA, McColl JA Decision: 1. Order 1 made by the Court of Appeal in these proceedings on 19 December 2011 be stayed up to and including 3 February 2012. 2. The stay in Order 1 shall not extend to a report of the proceedings in this Court on 19 and 21 December 2011 or 13 January 2012 excluding any reference to the provisions of the Deed between the first, second and third respondents and the applicants and various other parties dated 7 August 2006 and to the affidavit of John Dalzell sworn 6 October 2011 except to the extent that it is necessary for that material to be referred to in the judgment on this application. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: APPEAL - precedent - power to depart from previous decision of Court - test in Gett v Tabet - altering practice as distinct from altering a decision on a question of law - whether Court of Appeal practice should be altered when inconsistent with practice of the High Court and other intermediate Australian courts PROCEDURE - civil - judgments and orders - stay - pending special leave to appeal to the High Court - test in John Fairfax & Sons Ltd v Kelly (No 2) (1987) 8 NSWLR 510 conflicts with test in Jennings construction Ltd v Burgundy Royale Investments Pty Ltd (No 1) [1986] HCA 84 - whether exceptional circumstances must be shown before a stay is warranted PROCEDURE - civil - judgments and orders - stay - pending special leave to appeal to the High Court - whether substantial prospects of obtaining special leave - whether short stay appropriate even if no substantial prospects of obtaining special leave Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010, s 6, s 8 Commercial Arbitration Act 2010, s 1, s 2, s 8, s 21, s 27E, s 27F, s 27G, s 27H, s 27I Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 17, s 50 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 35A Cases Cited: Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Moubarak [2009] NSWCA 130 Australian Broadcasting Commission v Parish (1980) 43 FLR 129 Australian Football League v Carlton Football Club (Court of Appeal, 1 August 1997, unreported) Australian Securities Commission v Marlborough Gold Minds Ltd [1993] HCA 15; (1993) 177 CLR 485 Comandate Marine Corp v Pan Australia Shipping Pty Ltd [2006] HCATrans 353 Denning v Jet Development Pty Ltd [2007] QCA 63 Duke Group Ltd (in liq) v Pilmer [1999] SASC 373 Edelsten v Ward (No 2) (1988) 63 ALJR 346 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Plowman (Minister for Energy and Minerals) [1995] HCA 19; (1995) 183 CLR 10 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-dee Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 22; (2007) 230 CLR 89 Gerah Imports Pty Ltd v The Duke Group (in liq) [1994] HCA 3; (1994) 68 ALJR 196 Gett v Tabet [2009] NSWCA 76; (2009) 254 ALR 504 Gunns Limited v Alishab (No 3) [2009] TASSC 103 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd v Lovell (No 2) (1998) 20 WAR 79 Haydon v Chivell [1999] HCA 39 Hogan v Australian Crime Commission [2010] HCA 21; (2010) 240 CLR 651 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 International Litigation Partners Pte Ltd v Chameleon Mining NL [2011] NSWCA 186 Jemena Gas Networks (NSW) Ltd v Mine Subsidence Board [2010] NSWCA 146 Jennings Construction Ltd v Burgundy Royale Investments Pty Ltd (No 1) [1986] HCA 84; (1986) 161 CLR 681 John Fairfax & Sons Ltd v Kelly (No 2) (1987) 8 NSWLR 510 Miller v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 261 Minister for Local Government v South Sydney City Council (No 3) [2002] NSWCA 327 Palmer v Permanent Custodians Ltd [2009] VSCA 164 Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia (No 2) [1998] HCA 32; (1998) 72 ALJR 869 Politarhis v Westpac Banking Corp (No 2) [2009] SASC 109 Rinehart v Welker [2011] NSWCA 345 Rinehart v Welker [2011] NSWCA 425 Sibuse Pty Ltd v Shaw (No 2) (1988) 13 NSWLR 125 Territory Insurance Office v Costa [2002] NTCA 1; (2002) 11 NTLR 212 Walter v National Australia Bank [2004] VSCA 184 White v State Bank of NSW [2002] NSWCA 408 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Gina Hope Rinehart (First Applicant) Ginia Hope Francis Rinehart (Second Applicant) Hope Rinehart Welker (First Respondent) John Langley Hancock (Second Respondent) Bianca Hope Rinehart (Third Respondent) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Media Interests) Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (Media Interests) Nationwide News Pty Ltd (Media Interests) Representation: Counsel M Walton SC and P Kulevski (First Applicant) M Holmes QC and M Allars (Second Applicant) A S Bell SC and D F C Thomas (First, Second and Third Respondents) A T S Dawson and F T Roughley (Media Interests) Solicitors Corrs Chambers Westgarth (First Applicant) Gadens Lawyers (Second Applicant) Johnson Winter & Slattery (First, Second and Third Respondents) Addisons Lawyers (Media Interests) File Number(s): CA 2011/344306; 2011/344307 Publication restriction: See judgment orders. Decision under appeal Citation: Rinehart v Welker [2011] NSWCA 403 Date of Decision: 2011-10-31 00:00:00 Before: Bathurst CJ, McColl JA, Young JA File Number(s): CA 2011/344306; 2011/344307