The Court dismissed an application for a suppression and non-publication order under s 8(1)(c) of the Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), holding that the applicant's evidence of neighbourhood hostility and reports to police did not establish that the order was 'necessary' to protect her safety. The Court emphasised that the applicant's name and address were already in the public domain through Local Court proceedings and the appeal listing, and that the Land and Environment Court's Anonymisation Policy could address concerns about unique personal identifiers without requiring a formal suppression order. The underlying Class 6 appeal concerning an alleged time-barred prosecution under s 9.57(5A) of the EPA Act for non-compliance with a development control order remains undetermined.
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