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Osland v Secretary to the Department of Justice

Judgment Cited authorities 49 Cited in 91 Precedent Map Related
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JurisdictionAustralia Federal only
JudgeGleeson CJ,Gummow,Heydon,Kiefel JJ,Kirby J.
Judgment Date07 August 2008
Neutral Citation2008-0807 HCA A,[2008] HCA 37
CourtHigh Court
Docket NumberM3/2008
Date07 August 2008
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5 firm's commentaries
  • Construction & Infrastructure - What's News - 3 February 2015
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 5 February 2015
    ...- relevance - waiver of privilege. Balnaves v Smith & Anor [2008] QSC 215, cited Osland v Secretary to the Department of Justice [2008] HCA 37, cited. Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (Qld) s 65, s 97. Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 (Qld) s 3, ......
  • Loose Lips Sink Ships - But When Will They Waive Privilege In Legal Advice?
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 23 September 2008
    ...before here). Some of that confusion has been cleared away by the High Court decision in Osland v Secretary to the Department of Justice [2008] HCA 37 (7 August 2008) on the common-law implications of disclosure of the gist or conclusion. The press release and the privilege In 1996, Mrs Osl......
  • To disclose or not to disclose? Some legal guidelines regarding disclosure of litigation to the market
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 10 April 2014
    ...decision of whether or not to disclose) is illustrated by the High Court's decision in Osland v Secretary to the Department of Justice (2008) 249 ALR 1. In Osland, the Victorian Attorney-General publicly announced that a petition for a pardon for a murder conviction had been denied and that......
  • High Court Affirms Test For Waiver Of Legal Professional Privilege
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 12 August 2008
    ...- Senior Associate On Thursday 7 August the High Court's 4-1 majority decision in Osland v Secretary to the Department of Justice [2008] HCA 37 affirmed the relevant test outlined in earlier decision in Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1 regarding waiver of legal professional privilege by cond......
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3 books & journal articles
  • In A Fix: Fixed-Term Parliaments in the Australian States
    • United Kingdom
    • Federal Law Review No. 41-2, June 2013
    • 1 June 2013
    ...'The Constitutional Position of Australian State Governors', above n 1, 300; Twomey, The Australia Acts 1986, above n 14, 278. 21 (2008) 234 CLR 275, 282 (Gleeson CJ, Gummow, Heydon and Kiefel JJ). The plurality quoted a passage from Morris J in Osland v Department of Justice (General) (200......
  • Disqualification of Judges and Pre-Judicial Advice
    • United Kingdom
    • Federal Law Review No. 43-2, June 2015
    • 1 June 2015
    ...136 Nine Films and Television Pty Ltd v Ninox Television Ltd Tamberlin J , quoted in Osland v Secretary to the Department of Justice (2008) 234 CLR 275, 298–9 [49] (Gleeson CJ, Gummow, Heydon and Kiefel JJ). 137 Assi stant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs v......
  • Water Accounting Information and Confidentiality in Australia
    • United Kingdom
    • Federal Law Review No. 41-1, March 2013
    • 1 March 2013
    ...188 Freed om of Information Act 1982 (Cth) pt 4 div 3. 189 See, eg, Manly v Ministry of Premier and Cabinet (1995) 14 WAR 550, 569. 190 (2008) 234 CLR 275, 303 [66]. 156 Federal Law Review Volume 41 ____________________________________________________________________________________ This st......

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