Commissioner of Police, NSW v Taleb (No 3) [2019] NSWSC 273

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Commissioner of Police, NSW v Taleb (No 3) [2019] NSWSC 273 Hearing dates: 20 and 25 February 2019 Date of orders: 25 February 2019 Decision date: 25 February 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hamill J Decision: See paragraph [8]. (1) In respect of the Notice of Motion brought by the Commissioner of Police, NSW I make orders in accordance with the orders set out in MFI VD13 entitled "Short Minutes of Order". (2) In respect of the Notice of Motion brought by the Australian Federal Police I make orders in accordance with MFI VD14 entitled "Short Minutes of Order". Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – identity of witnesses – applications to protect identities – undercover police officer – informant witness – pseudonyms and other orders – open justice – confidential affidavit – no opposition to orders sought Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), s 6 Law Enforcement and National Security (Assumed Identities) Act 2010 (NSW) Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997 (NSW) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Moudasser Taleb Commissioner of Police, NSW Commissioner of Australian Federal Police Representation: Counsel: M Finnane QC (Mr Taleb) T Glover (Commissioner of Police, NSW) P Melican (Commissioner of Australian Federal Police)

Solicitors: Zali Burrows at Law (Mr Taleb) Crown Solicitor's Office (Commissioner of Police, NSW) Australian Government Solicitor (Commissioner of Australian Federal Police) File Number(s): 2017/00179287 Publication restriction: No publication until the conclusion of the trial.