X v Sydney Children's Hospitals Specialty Network & Anor (No 8) [2011] NSWSC 1466

X v Sydney Children's Hospitals Specialty Network & Anor (No 8) [2011] NSWSC 1466

An extension of the suppression order is necessary to protect the plaintiff's psychological and psychiatric safety following the conclusion of proceedings, pursuant to s 8(1)(c) of the Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW).

Parties
Plaintiff: X; First Defendant: Sydney Children's Hospitals Specialty Network (Randwick and Westmead) (Incorporating The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children); Second Defendant: Dr Brian Kearney
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
25 November 2011
Procedural Posture
Application to Extend Suppression Orders / Judgment on Application
Outcome
Suppression order extended
Legal Topics
Suppression Orders, Pseudonym Orders, Courts and Judges
Practice and Procedure Suppression Orders Pseudonym Orders Courts and Judges

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Parties

X

Plaintiff

Sydney Children's Hospitals Specialty Network (Randwick and Westmead) (Incorporating The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children)

First Defendant

Dr Brian Kearney

Second Defendant

Procedural Posture

Application to Extend Suppression Orders / Judgment on Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether an extension of the suppression order concerning the plaintiff's identity should be granted until her 21st birthday

Ratio Decidendi

An extension of the suppression order is necessary to protect the plaintiff's psychological and psychiatric safety following the conclusion of proceedings, pursuant to s 8(1)(c) of the Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW).

Court Disposition

Suppression order extended

Orders

  • Publication in Australia of the name of the Plaintiff and her next friend is prohibited, subject to specified exceptions.
  • Publication in Australia of other material likely to identify the Plaintiff is prohibited, subject to specified exceptions.