President of the Republic of South Africa & others v M & G Media Ltd 44

[2011] ZACC 32; 2012 2 SA 50

Constitutional Court of South Africa

South Africa

29th November, 2011

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Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth)	s55D, s81

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
FirstRand Bank Ltd v Johannes Jacobus Meyer	[2011] ZAECPEHC 8	Eastern Cape High Court, Port Elizabeth	South Africa	17 Mar 2011	SAFLII	1
2011 4 BCLR 363	2011 4 BCLR 363		Canada - British Columbia	circa 2011		13
President of the Republic of South Africa v M & G Media Ltd	[2010] ZASCA 177; 2011 2 SA 1; [2011] 3 All SA 56	Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa	South Africa	14 Dec 2010	SAFLII	29
Firstrand Bank Ltd v Beyer	[2010] ZAGPPHC 127; 2011 1 SA 196	North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria	South Africa	29 Sep 2010	SAFLII	21
M & G Ltd v President of the Republic of South Africa	[2010] ZAGPPHC 43	North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria	South Africa	4 Jun 2010	SAFLII	1
Shackleton Credit Management (Pty) Ltd v Microzone Trading 88 CC	[2010] ZAKZPHC 15; 2010 5 SA 112; [2011] 1 All SA 427	Kwazulu-Natal High Court, Pietermaritzburg	South Africa	4 May 2010	SAFLII	62
Br ü mmer v Minister for Social Development & others	[2009] ZACC 21; 2009 6 SA 323	Constitutional Court of South Africa	South Africa	13 Aug 2009	SAFLII	49
McKinnon v Secretary, Department of Treasury	[2006] HCA 45; (2006) 228 CLR 423; 229 ALR 187; 91 ALD 516; (2006) 80 ALJR 1549; 43 AAR 151; 63 ATR 409; [2007] ALMD 2793	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Sep 2006	AustLII	699
Transnet Ltd v SA Metal Machinery Co (Pty) Ltd (147/2005)	[2005] ZASCA 113; 2006 6 SA 285; [2006] 1 All SA 352	Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa	South Africa	29 Nov 2005	SAFLII	16
Minister for Provincial and Local Government of the Republic of South Africa v Unrecognised Traditional Leaders of the Limpopo Province (Sekhukhuneland) (375/2003)	[2004] ZASCA 93; 2005 2 SA 110; [2005] 1 All SA 559	Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa	South Africa	29 Sep 2004	SAFLII	6
Piepkorn v South Australia	[2003] FCA 257; 128 FCR 369	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	31 Mar 2003	AustLII	4
Canada (Information Commissioner) v Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	177 FTR 159; (1999) 250 NR 314		Canada	circa 1999		1
Canada (Information Commissioner) v Canada (Prime Minister)	1993 1 FC 427	Federal Court of Canada	Canada	circa 1993	CanLII	1
Hunt v Central Intelligence Agency	981 F2d 1116	United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit	United States	30 Dec 1992	WorldLII	6
"Secret Justice and the Adversary Process"	(1991) 18 Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly 745	Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly	United States	circa 1991	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	1
Rubin v Canada (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)	1989 1 FC 265	Federal Court of Canada	Canada	circa 1989	CanLII	2
Plascon-Evans Paints Ltd v Van Riebeeck Paints (Pty) Ltd	[1984] ZASCA 51; 1984 3 SA 623; [1984] 2 All SA 366	Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa	South Africa	21 May 1984	SAFLII	2311
Doyle v Federal Bureau of Investigation	722 F2d 554	United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit	United States	27 Dec 1983	WorldLII	11
Arieff v US Department of Navy	712 F2d 1462; 9 Media LRep 2302; 229 USApp DC 430	United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit	United States	24 Aug 1983	WorldLII	15
Currie v Internal Revenue Service	704 F2d 523	United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit	United States	2 May 1983	WorldLII	16
Yeager v Drug Enforcement Administration	678 F2d 315; 8 Media LRep 1959; 220 USApp DC 1	United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit	United States	14 May 1982	WorldLII	16
Stein v Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation	662 F2d 1245	United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit	United States	17 Nov 1981	WorldLII	19
Ray v Turner	587 F2d 1187; 190 USApp DC 290	United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit	United States	15 Nov 1978	WorldLII	52
North Dakota Olson v D Andrus T	581 F2d 177; 4 Media LRep 1415	United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit	United States	9 Aug 1978	WorldLII	6
Ollestad v Kelley	573 F2d 1109	United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit	United States	25 Apr 1978	WorldLII	10
Weissman v CIA	565 F2d 692; 2 Media LRep 1276; 184 USApp DC 117	United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit	United States	6 May 1977	WorldLII	44
Phillippi v CIA	546 F2d 1009; 2 Media LRep 1208; 178 USApp DC 243	United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit	United States	24 Nov 1976	WorldLII	53
Maharaj v Barclays National Bank Ltd	1976 1 SA 418		South Africa	circa 1976	LexisNexis	368
Barclays National Bank Ltd v Love	1975 2 SA 514		South Africa	circa 1975	LexisNexis	39
"National Security and the Public's Right to Know"	(1975) 123 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1438	University of Pennsylvania Law Review	United States	circa 1975	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	2
Raphael and Co v Standard Produce Co (Pty) Ltd	1951 4 SA 244		South Africa	circa 1951	LexisNexis	9
Times Journal Co v Department of Air Force	793 FSupp 1		United States	circa 2005	Westlaw	1
Lawyers Comm for Human Rights v INS	721 FSupp 552		United States	circa 2005	Westlaw	4
Hayden v National Security Agency	608 F2d 1381; 197 USApp DC 224		United States	circa 2005	Westlaw	45
National Treasury Employees Union v United States Customs Service	602 FSupp 469		United States	circa 2005	Westlaw	2
Navasky v CIA	499 FSupp 269		United States	circa 2005	Westlaw	4
Santos v Drug Enforcement Agency, Office of Information and Privacy	357 FSupp 2d 33		United States	circa 2005	Westlaw	1
71 Act 2	71 Act 2		United Kingdom	circa 2005		1
56 Idaho 57	56 Idaho 57		United States - Idaho	circa 2005		44
39 Idaho 40	39 Idaho 40		United States - Idaho	circa 2005		90
37 Act 3	37 Act 3		United Kingdom	circa 2005		3
Persons, Especially Women and Children	1 Act 2		United Kingdom	circa 2005		10

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