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Rinehart v Welker

[2012] NSWCA 95
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtNew South Wales Court of Appeal
Year2012
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Court sets out the test for departing from the open justice principle when granting suppression orders, emphasising the high threshold required.

Key Principle

suppression orders and open justice; test for departure from the open justice principle

Area of Law

procedure

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