Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Limited [2000] NSWSC 549

Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Limited [2000] NSWSC 549

Access to materials obtained under the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 (Cth.) is denied as the current proceedings do not qualify as exempt proceedings under the Act, and no legitimate use can be made of the intercepted material in a general civil defamation action.

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Parties
Plaintiff: John Marsden; Defendant: Amalgamated Television Services Pty Limited
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
19 June 2000
Procedural Posture
Civil / Interlocutory (application for Access)
Legal Topics
Access to Evidence, Telecommunications Interception, Subpoena Compliance
Defamation Access to Evidence Telecommunications Interception Subpoena Compliance

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Parties

John Marsden

Plaintiff

Amalgamated Television Services Pty Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Interlocutory (application for Access)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether access should be granted to cassette tapes and transcripts produced under subpoena, allegedly obtained via telecommunications interception under the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 (Cth.)
  2. 2 Whether the proceeding qualifies as 'exempt proceedings' under s 5B of the Act

Ratio Decidendi

Access to materials obtained under the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 (Cth.) is denied as the current proceedings do not qualify as exempt proceedings under the Act, and no legitimate use can be made of the intercepted material in a general civil defamation action.

Court Disposition

Orders

  • Material produced marked for identification 229 and kept with Court papers until further order.