Burton v Local Court of New South Wales [2019] NSWSC 191

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Burton v Local Court of New South Wales [2019] NSWSC 191 Hearing dates: 22 February 2019 Date of orders: 08 March 2019 Decision date: 08 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) The amended summons filed 27 August 2018 is dismissed.

(2) Each party is to pay his/its own costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Judicial review – Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 1970 (NSW) – Violation of non-publication orders - Whether the Magistrate erred by not dismissing the charges against the plaintiff – Failure to provide evidence – Abuse of process – Interim order – Whether the interim non-publication order could not have been violated because it was expired Legislation Cited: Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW), s 105(2) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), ss 7(a), 7(b), 8(1), 10(1), 10(2), 12(1), 16(1) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 61, 62, 183 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, r 42.1 Cases Cited: Chase Oyster Bar Pty Ltd v Hamo Industries Pty Ltd (2010) 78 NSWLR 393; [2010] NSWCA 190 Cooley v Western Australia [2005] WASCA 160; (2005) 155 A Crim R 528 Cornwell v R [2010] NSWCCA 59 Connelly v DPP (1964) AC 1254 Craig v State of South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Foukkare v Angreb Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 335 Grey v R [2001] HCA 65; (2001) 184 ALR 593; 75 ALJR 1708 Kirk v Industrial Relations Commission (NSW) (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Mallard v R [2005] HCA 68; (2005) 224 CLR 125 Potier v R [2015] NSWCCA 130 R v Brown (Winston) [1998] AC 367 R v Keane [1994] 2 All ER 478 at 484; [1994] 1 WLR 746 R v Lipton [2011] NSWCCA 247; (2011) 82 NSWLR 123 R v Livingstone [2004] NSWCCA 407; (2004) 150 A Crim R 117 R v Reardon [2004] NSWCCA 197; (2004) 60 NSWLR 454 R v Spiteri [2004] NSWCCA 321; (2004) 61 NSWLR Re Jayden [2007] NSWCA 35 Reichel v Magrath (1889) 14 App Cas 665 Rogers v R (1994) 181 CLR 251 State Bank of New South Wales Limited v Stenhouse Ltd (1997) Aus Torts Reports 81-423 (64,077) at 64,089 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Paul Robert Burton (Plaintiff) Local Court of New South Wales (First Defendant) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Second Defendant Representation: Counsel: W Anderson (Second Defendant)