Recent Cases

Northern Territory v Mr A. Griffiths (deceased) and Lorraine Jones on behalf of the Ngaliwurru and Nungali Peoples [No 2] [2019] HCA 19 (19 June 2019) (Nettle J)


Catchwords:


Practice and procedure – High Court – Suppression and non-publication orders – Power to make – Where expert evidence and gender restricted evidence of senior males of Ngaliwurru and Nungali Peoples admitted in support of compensation claims in native title proceedings – Whether suppression or non-publication orders in respect of such evidence necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice.

Words and phrases – “administration of justice”, “gender restricted knowledge”, “suppression order”.