Mendel v State of NSW [2019] NSWDC 146

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mendel v State of NSW [2019] NSWDC 146 Hearing dates: 29 March & 15 April 2019 Date of orders: 29 April 2019 Decision date: 29 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Judge Levy SC Decision: See paragraph [92] for orders. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – application by plaintiff pursuant to UCPR r 33.4 to set aside a subpoena for production of video, audio and photographic recordings made of actions of police officers when they attended at the applicant plaintiff's premises and arrested him –consideration of the application of UCPR r 31.10 and a legitimate forensic purpose in withholding production of material sought in accordance with the Markus exception: Markus v Provincial Insurance Co Ltd (1983) 25 NSWCCR 1 – case management directions for evidentiary statements to be provided pursuant to s 56, s 57, s 58, s 61 and s 62 of Civil Procedure Act 2005 and UCPR r 31.4(1) Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 [NSW], s 14, Part 3, s 56, s 57, s 58, s 61, s 62 Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), s 4, s 6, s 7, s 8 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 61 Crown Proceedings Act 1988 (NSW), s 5 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 44 Inclosed Lands Protection Act 1901 (NSW), s 4(1) Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW), s 99, s 230 – s 231 Law Reform (Vicarious Liability) Act 1983 (NSW), s 8(1) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 20.14, r 20.15, r 31.4, r 31.10, r 31.19, r 31.37, r 31.46, r 33.4 Cases Cited: Halpin & Ors v Lumley General Insurance Ltd [2009] NSWCA 372 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Kimberley Mineral Holdings Ltd (In liq) v McEwan [1980] 1 NSWLR 210 Markus v Provincial Insurance Co Ltd (1983) 25 NSWCCR 1 Nowlan v Marsland Transport Pty Ltd (2001) NSWLR 116; [2001] NSWCA 346 Rinehart v Welker [2011] NSWCA 403 The Queen v Dennis Bauer (a pseudonym) [2018] HCA 40 White v Overland [2001] FCA 1333 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Charles Gregory Mendel (Applicant/Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Respondent/Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Porter - Solicitor (Applicant/Plaintiff) - 29 March 2019 Mr N Kirby (Applicant/Plaintiff) – 15 April 2019 Mr M Hutchings (Respondent/Defendant)