State of Queensland v Mr Stradford (a pseudonym) & Ors

[2024] HCASL 23

STATE OF QUEENSLAND

v

MR STRADFORD (A PSEUDONYM) & ORS

[2024] HCASL 23
S149/2023

1. Pursuant to section 40(2) of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), the whole of the cause pending in the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia being proceeding numbered NSD 1092/2023 be removed into the High Court of Australia on condition that the applicant will not seek costs from the first respondent in this Court and will not seek to disturb the costs order in the first respondent's favour made by the Federal Court of Australia.

2. The costs of the removal application be costs in the cause.

3. Note the agreement of the first respondent and the third respondent that the third respondent:

   (a)       will not seek costs from the first respondent in this Court and will                  not seek to disturb the costs order in the first respondent's favour made by the Federal          Court of Australia; and

   (b)       will pay the first respondent's reasonable costs of the appeal on a                    party-party basis.

4. Note the agreement of the first respondent and the second respondent that the second respondent will not seek costs from the first respondent in this Court and will not seek to disturb the costs order in the first respondent's favour made by the Federal Court of Australia.

5. For the purposes of the removed appeal the first respondent be assigned the pseudonym "Mr Stradford" and his former wife be assigned the pseudonym "Mrs Stradford".

6. On the ground set out in section 77RF(1)(a) of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), the publication of any information which may tend to reveal the identity of the first respondent or his former wife be prohibited under section 77RE of that Act until further order.

   Gageler CJ
   Gordon J
   Edelman J
   Steward J
   Gleeson J
   Jagot J

   Beech-Jones J

   8 February 2024