For a lesson in how not to run a claim for public interest immunity, see the judicial critique of the woeful effort in Holloway v Commonwealth of Australia [2016] VSC 317.  Since succeeding in a claim for public interest immunity in WA v Christie (2005) 30 WAR 514, I’ve argued many of these cases.   There are … Continue reading A claim for public interest immunity must be supported by evidence demonstrating the currency and sensitivity of the information, so as to constitute a compelling case for maintaining secrecy