Seru v the Commonwealth of Australia by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship [2017] NSWSC 1062

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Seru v the Commonwealth of Australia by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship [2017] NSWSC 1062 Hearing dates: 14 August 2017 Date of orders: 14 August 2017 Decision date: 14 August 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: See paragraph [9] Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – approval of infant settlement of claims for damages for nervous shock and under Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 (NSW) arising from death of infant's father at Villawood Detention Centre – appropriate for Court to grant approval

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – extent of confidentiality required – limited order Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 76, 77 Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 (NSW) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Proceedings 2013/283178: Mereani Seru (First Plaintiff) David Rauluni bht Mereani Seru (Second Plaintiff) Epeli Taukei (Third Plaintiff) The Commonwealth of Australia by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (First Defendant) Serco Australia Pty Ltd ACN 003 677 352 (Second Defendant) International Health and Medical Services Pty Ltd (Third Defendant)

Proceedings 2014/252034: Mereani Seru (Plaintiff) The Commonwealth of Australia by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (First Defendant) Serco Australia Pty Ltd ACN 003 677 352 (Second Defendant) International Health and Medical Services Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Higgs SC (Plaintiffs) J Yap (First Defendant) T Nguyen (Second Defendant) I Denham (Third Defendant)