Welker & Ors v Rinehart & Anor (No 5) [2012] NSWSC 45

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Welker & Ors v Rinehart & Anor (No 5) [2012] NSWSC 45 Hearing dates: 2 February 2012 Decision date: 02 February 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Duty List Before: Ball J Decision: See paragraphs 22 and 23 of this judgment. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - suppression orders - order necessary to protect the safety of any person - threat to safety allegedly because of increased media interest in litigation - Interim suppression orders Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-Publication Act 2010 (NSW) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Cases Cited: Hogan v Australian Crime Commission [2010] HCA 21 Rinehart v Welker [2011] NSWCA 425 Rinehart v Welker [2012] NSWCA 1 Welker & Ors v Rinehart [2011] NSWSC 1094 Welker & Ors v Rinehart (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1238 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Hope Rinehart Welker (First Plaintiff) John Langely Hancock (Second Plaintiff) Bianca Hope Rinehart (Third Plaintiff) Gina Hope Rinehart (First Defendant) Ginia Hope Frances Rinehart (Second Defendant) Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd, Nationwide News Pty Ltd (Media Interests) Representation: Mr D F C Thomas (Plaintiffs) Mr M Walton SC (First Defendant) Mr F Kunc SC (Second Defendant) Mr A T S Dawson / Ms F T Roughley (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd, Nationwide News Pty Ltd) Johnson Winter & Slattery (Plaintiffs) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (First Defendant) Gadens (Second Defendant) Addisons (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd, Nationwide News Pty Ltd) File Number(s): 2011/285907