The Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Cranston and 65 Ors (No 10) [2018] NSWSC 542

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Cranston and 65 Ors (No 10) [2018] NSWSC 542 Hearing dates: 10 April 2018 Decision date: 27 April 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Fullerton J Decision: See paragraph 87. Catchwords: PROCEEDS OF CRIME – Practice and procedure – application to limit scope of an examination under s 180 of the POC Act – application for non-dissemination orders under s 266A of the POC Act – orders restricting the publication of the reasons for judgment – costs orders. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Elzein [2017] NSWCA 142 Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Industries Pty Ltd (1993) 26 IPR 261 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd & Anor v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Ltd v Imbrahim & Ors (2012) 83 NSWLR 52 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd & Anor v District Court of NSW & Ors (2004) 61 NSWLR 344 Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex Pty Ltd [2016] FCAFC 27 Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Qaumi (2016) 93 NSWLR 384 R v McNeil (2015) 250 A Crim R 12 R v Obeid [2015] NSWSC 897 R v Qaumi & Ors (No 15) [2016] NSWSC 318 Sabah Yazgi v Permanent Custodians Limited (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 306 State of New South Wales v Stanley [2007] NSWCA 330 The Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Cranston and 65 Ors (No 8) [2018] NSWSC 365 The Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Cranston and 65 Ors (No 8) [2018] NSWSC 365 The Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Cranston and Ors (No 5) [2017] NSWSC 1850 Tomanovic v Global Mortgage Equity Corp Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 256 Waters v P C Henderson (Aust) Pty Ltd (Court of Appeal, 6 July 1994, unreported). Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: The Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (Plaintiff) Adam Michael Cranston (1st Defendant) Jason Cornell Onley (2nd Defendant) Simon Paul Anquetil (3rd Defendant) Dev Menon (4th Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D McLure SC / G O'Mahoney / K Anderson (Plaintiff) P Musgrave (Solicitor) (1st Defendant) R Johnson (2nd Defendant) P Lange (3rd Defendant) E Bishop (4th Defendant)