Gunning v Queensland; Burns v Queensland

Online File

As at 20 August 2024

Given the significant public interest in these matters, the Court has adopted a joint publicly available Online File. Documents will be placed onto the Online File when they are considered both by the Court and the parties to be publicly accessible.

Those accessing this online file should be aware of section 189 of the Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld) which provides:

(1) A person must not, without the chief executive's written approval, publish information that  identifies, or is likely to lead to the identification of, a child as —

(a) a child who is or  has been the subject of an investigation under this Act of an allegation of  harm or risk of harm; or
(b) a child in the  chief executive's custody or guardianship under this Act; or
(c) a child for whom  an order is in force.

Penalty—
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an  individual—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or
(b) for a  corporation—1,000 penalty units.

(2) A person must not, without the chief executive's written approval, publish information that  identifies, or is likely to lead to the identification of, a child living in Queensland as a child who—

(a) has been harmed or allegedly harmed by a parent or step-parent of the child or another member of the child's family; or
(b) is, or allegedly is, at risk of harm being caused by a parent or step-parent of the child or another member of the child's family.

Penalty—
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an  individual—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or
(b) for a  corporation—1,000 penalty units.

Other information on this matter:

  • Hearings will be livestreamed on the Court's YouTube channel.
  • Hearing times are published on the Victoria Daily Court List and updated in the afternoon for the next sitting day. For future hearing dates check the case files on Federal Law Search - VID943/2023 and VID944/2024. (subject to change).
  • Federal Law Search contains other basic case information including links to judgments and orders.

VID943/2023: Gunning v State of Queensland

Date published to website Date of document Document title Filed by
20 August 2024 15 March 2024 Defence (PDF, 528.5 KB) Respondent
20 August 2024 13 November 2023 Originating Application (PDF, 3.9 MB) Applicant
09 August 2024 09 August 2024 Judgment [2024] FCA 889 -
09 August 2024 09 August 2024 Orders -
09 August 2024 09 August 2024 Orders -
09 August 2024 12 November 2023 Statement of claim (redacted) (PDF, 481.6 KB) Applicant
01 August 2024 09 April 2024 Orders -
01 August 2024 03 April 2024 Interlocutory application to transfer (PDF, 304.2 KB) Respondent
01 August 2024 03 April 2024 Interlocutory application to strike out (PDF, 357.3 KB) Respondent
12 December 2023 05 December 2023 Orders -

VID944/2023: Burns v State of Queensland

Date published to website Date of document Document title Filed by
09 August 2024 09 August 2024 Judgment [2024] FCA 889 -
09 August 2024 09 August 2024 Orders -
09 August 2024 25 July 2024 Orders -
01 August 2024 09 April 2024 Orders -
01 August 2024 03 April 2024 Interlocutory application to transfer (PDF, 304.8 KB) Respondent
01 August 2024 03 April 2024 Interlocutory application to strike out (PDF, 356.8 KB) Respondent
01 August 2024 15 March 2024 Defence (redacted) (PDF, 516.3 KB) Respondent
01 August 2024 12 November 2023 Originating application (PDF, 2.4 MB) Applicant
01 August 2024 12 November 2023 Statement of claim (redacted) (PDF, 452.5 KB) Applicant
12 December 2023 05 December 2023 Orders -