R v Qaumi & Ors (No 19) [2016] NSWSC 352

R v Qaumi & Ors (No 19) [2016] NSWSC 352

Given the sensitive nature of the evidence from the Crime Commission and the requirements of the Court Suppression Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), a non-publication order is necessary to prevent prejudice to the administration of justice, to protect the safety of witnesses, and because the public interest in non-publication outweighs the public interest in open justice.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
30 March 2016
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Interlocutory (application for Non Publication Order)
Outcome
Non-publication orders made
Legal Topics
['non Publication Order' 'evidence' 'crime Commission' 'suppression Order']
['criminal Law' 'procedure'] ['non Publication Order' 'evidence' 'crime Commission' 'suppression Order']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Interlocutory (application for Non Publication Order)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether to make a non-publication order in relation to evidence given before the NSW Crime Commission and disclosed in criminal proceedings']

Ratio Decidendi

Given the sensitive nature of the evidence from the Crime Commission and the requirements of the Court Suppression Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), a non-publication order is necessary to prevent prejudice to the administration of justice, to protect the safety of witnesses, and because the public interest in non-publication outweighs the public interest in open justice.

Court Disposition

Non-publication orders made

Orders

  • ['Pending further order, disclosure of the specified evidence or information derived therefrom is prohibited save for the proper purposes of these proceedings.' 'Orders made under s 8(1)(a), (c) and (e) of the Court Suppression Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW).' 'Order applies throughout the Commonwealth...