Woods v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)

In *Woods v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)*, the plaintiff sought access to audio recordings of District Court proceedings, alleging inaccuracies in the written transcript. The matter came before Emmett JA of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

The central legal issue was whether the plaintiff was entitled to obtain copies of specific portions of the audio recordings, and if so, on what basis. This involved determining whether the existing written transcript evinced any relevant inaccuracy that would justify the release of the audio recordings.

Emmett JA considered the plaintiff's application for access to the audio recordings. The court found that certain excerpts of the audio recordings were relevant and ordered that both the plaintiff and the Director of Public Prosecutions be provided with copies of these specific portions of the recordings from 2 October 2013. The court otherwise dismissed the plaintiff's notice of motion.