Armidale Local Aboriginal Lands Council v Moran [2020] NSWSC 442

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Armidale Local Aboriginal Lands Council v Moran [2020] NSWSC 442 Hearing dates: 11 and 13 December 2019 Date of orders: 13 December 2019 Decision date: 23 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Lonergan J Decision: (1) The defendant, Kerry Moran, be discharged and released from the correctional centre where she is presently imprisoned. (2) For the purpose of giving effect to order 1, revoke the sentence warrant dated 5 December 2019 in relation to the defendant's imprisonment. (3) I note that Kerry Moran is to be released immediately. (4) I note that Kerry Moran undertakes not to re-enter the property the subject of the earlier contempt. Catchwords: CONTEMPT — criminal contempt — breach of orders — application for discharge from contempt — evidence of change in circumstances — application granted — applicant to be released from correctional centre Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Cases Cited: Admark Property Group Pty Ltd (in liq) v GJ Building and Contracting Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 118 Anderson v XLVII [2015] FCA 19; (2015) 319 ALR 139 Armidale Local Aboriginal Lands Council v Moran [2018] NSWSC 1133 Armidale Local Aboriginal Lands Council v Moran (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1739 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Chaste Corporation Pty Ltd (No 7) (2015) 235 FCR 563; [2015] FCA 1103 CJ v Flintshire Borough Council [2010] 2 FLR 1224; [2010] EWCA Civ 393 in Menzies v Paccar Financial Pty Ltd (2016) 93 NSWLR 88; [2016] NSWCA 280 Prothonotary v A [2017] NSWSC 495 Thunder Studios Inc (California) v Kazal (No 6) (2017) 356 ALR 238; [2017] FCA 1573 Young v Registrar, Court of Appeal (No 3) (1993) 32 NSWLR 262 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kerry Moran (Applicant) Armidale Local Aboriginal Lands Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Styles (Applicant) D Kell SC (amicus curiae)