Sportsbet Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (No 12) [2010] FCA 62

Sportsbet Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (No 12) [2010] FCA 62

The Court is satisfied, after inspection and in light of the parties' submissions, that disclosure of specific commercial documents and information would prejudice the orderly conduct of commerce and therefore confidentiality and non-disclosure orders should be made or extended under s 50 of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth). Interim orders are extended to allow respondents to provide further evidence for certain materials.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
09 February 2010
Procedural Posture
Notice of Motion in Ongoing Proceedings / Interlocutory Application for Confidentiality and Non Disclosure Orders
Outcome
Confidentiality and non-disclosure orders granted and extended; interim protection for specified documents continued; parties directed to provide short minutes of order by set date.
Legal Topics
['confidentiality of Documents' 'suppression Orders' 'non Disclosure Under S 50 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976']
['evidence'] ['confidentiality of Documents' 'suppression Orders' 'non Disclosure Under S 50 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976']

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Procedural Posture

Notice of Motion in Ongoing Proceedings / Interlocutory Application for Confidentiality and Non Disclosure Orders

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether certain documents should be subject to confidentiality and non-disclosure orders under section 50 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth)' 'Whether disclosure would be prejudicial to the orderly conduct of commerce' 'Whether interim protection of commercial documents is justified']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court is satisfied, after inspection and in light of the parties' submissions, that disclosure of specific commercial documents and information would prejudice the orderly conduct of commerce and therefore confidentiality and non-disclosure orders should be made or extended under s 50 of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth). Interim orders are extended to allow respondents to provide further evidence for certain materials.

Court Disposition

Confidentiality and non-disclosure orders granted and extended; interim protection for specified documents continued; parties directed to provide short minutes of order by set date.

Orders

  • ['The respondents are granted leave until 12 February 2010 to provide further evidence for non-disclosure under s 50.' 'Interim non-disclosure orders for specified documents, including those in paragraph 19 of the affidavit of Mr Price dated 3 February 2010, cease at 5:00 pm on 12 February 2010.' 'All other...