KK by her tutor Denis Mockler v Bowen (No. 7) [2023] NSWSC 912

KK by her tutor Denis Mockler v Bowen (No. 7) [2023] NSWSC 912

Suppression and non-publication orders were necessary as publication of the decisions, even in redacted form, was likely to exacerbate the plaintiff’s serious psychiatric condition and thereby threaten her safety.

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
02 August 2023
Procedural Posture
Civil / Procedural Ruling on Suppression Orders
Outcome
Suppression and non-publication orders made as necessary to protect the safety of a person for 50 years.
Legal Topics
['suppression and Non Publication Orders' 'protection of Safety' 'psychiatric Condition and Publication']
['civil Procedure'] ['suppression and Non Publication Orders' 'protection of Safety' 'psychiatric Condition and Publication']

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Procedural Posture

Civil / Procedural Ruling on Suppression Orders

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether a suppression and non-publication order is necessary to protect the safety of the plaintiff']

Ratio Decidendi

Suppression and non-publication orders were necessary as publication of the decisions, even in redacted form, was likely to exacerbate the plaintiff’s serious psychiatric condition and thereby threaten her safety.

Court Disposition

Suppression and non-publication orders made as necessary to protect the safety of a person for 50 years.

Orders

  • ['The judgments of Lonergan J in these proceedings are suppressed pursuant to s 7 of the Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), upon the ground that the order is necessary to protect the safety of a person pursuant to s 8(1)(c), and that order is to remain in place for 50 years.']