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A
B
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safeguards in the injunction to enable any person affected by it or a
newcomer to apply to the court for setting aside, variation, clarification or
A
B
to make other representations as appropriate, its contra mundum effect
C
alone is not a ground for not granting it.
D
Further, as Mr Yu agrees, since it is in substance an ex parte
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E
F
injunction, the Secretary, as the applicant discharging his duty of full and
frank disclosure, should draw the court’s attention to any real points based
C
D
E
F
on the available evidence that may affect the court’s exercise of the
G
H
discretion, such as the potential engagement of the right of free expression
in the present case.
J
H
D2.6 Summary
I
Drawing the above considerations together, the court’s
83.
G
I
J
approach to the injunction sought can be shortly stated as follows.
K
L
K
First, given its complementary nature, a civil injunction
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L
should be granted only if its assistance in terms of prevention of the
M
N
particular acts or activities endangering national security is necessary to
help the criminal law achieve its public interest purpose of safeguarding
national security.
O
P
injunction would provide greater deterrence than what the criminal law has
O
P
Utility of the injunction is a weighty but not conclusive
factor in the overall evaluation of its necessity.
R
Q
R
Second, in deciding if the injunction should be granted:
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S
S
(1)
T
N
Necessity does not require proof of certainty that
nothing short of the injunction would achieve the purpose or that the
already provided.
Q
M
In relation to the assessment of national security by the
executive, the court is bound by a certificate issued by the
T
U
U
V
V