DLH v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCATAD 92

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: DLH v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCATAD 92 Hearing dates: 28 March 2018 Date of orders: 27 April 2018 Decision date: 27 April 2018 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Hennessy LCM, Deputy President Decision: 1. Disclosure of the applicant's name is prohibited. Catchwords: INTERLOCUTORY PROCEEDINGS – application to prohibit disclosure of applicant's name – where applicant is a transgender person – whether desirable to make a suppression order – applicability of common law principle of open justice Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 (NSW) (repealed) Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 49, s 64 Magistrates' Court Act 1989 (Vic) Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), s 6 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW), s 4 Cases Cited: ACE v State of NSW (TAFE Commission and DET (No 2) [2011] NSWADT 77 Carroll v Tokdogan [2015] NSWCATAD 200 Dezfouli v State of NSW (Justice Health) [2008] NSWADT 155 Herald & Weekly Times v The Magistrates' Court of Victoria [1999] 2 VR 672 John Fairfax Group Pty Ltd v Local Court of New South Wales (1991) 26 NSWLR 131 M v A and U [2007] QADT 8 Re VC and Australian Federal Police (1985) 8 ALD 587 State of New South Wales (Justice Health) v Dezfouli [2008] NSWADTAP 69 Texts Cited: The Australian Government Guidelines on the Recognition of Gender and Sex, updated November 2015 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: DLH (Applicant) Nationwide News Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (self-represented) Macpherson Kelley Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2017/00230190 Publication restriction: Disclosure of the applicant's name is prohibited.Note: a reference to the name of a person includes a reference to any information, picture or other material that identifies the person or is likely to lead to the identification of the person.