Plaintiff M174A/2018 & Ors v Minister for Home Affairs & Anor [2018] HCATrans 259 (13 December 2018)

Last Updated: 17 December 2018

[2018] HCATrans 259

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
Melbourne No M174 of 2018

B e t w e e n -

PLAINTIFF M174A/2018

First Plaintiff

PLAINTIFF M174B/2018

Second Plaintiff

PLAINTIFF M174C/2018

Third Plaintiff

PLAINTIFF M174D/2018 (BY HIS LITIGATION GUARDIAN PLAINTIFF M174A/2018)

Fourth Plaintiff

PLAINTIFF M174E/2018 (BY HIS LITIGATION GUARDIAN PLAINTIFF M174A/2018)

Fifth Plaintiff

and

MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS

First Defendant

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Second Defendant

Application for suppression orders

GORDON J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT MELBOURNE ON THURSDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2018, AT 9.29 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

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HER HONOUR: Would you call the matter outside, please, Senior Registrar?

COURT OFFICER: No appearances, your Honour.

HER HONOUR: Thank you. I am satisfied that adequate notice to persons entitled to appear under section 77RG(2) of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) has been given by the publication of the Court list and I am satisfied, on the basis of the affidavit of Matthew James Ellis affirmed on 2 November 2018, that the making of a nonpublication order is necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice or otherwise to protect the safety of the plaintiffs.

The orders I make are as follows:

Pursuant to section 77RF(1) of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), it being necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice or otherwise to protect the safety of the plaintiffs:

1. Publication or other disclosure of information contained on the Court file which tends to reveal the identity of one or more of the plaintiffs is prohibited;

2. Until further order of the Court or a Justice any document filed in this matter that tends to reveal the identity of one or more of the plaintiffs not be available for inspection or copying under rule 4.07.4 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth).

I publish those orders.

AT 9.31 AM THE MATTER WAS ADJOURNED