Alleged Bondi terror attack gunman Naveed Akram seeks order suppressing identities of family members | New South Wales

Family members of the alleged Bondi attacker have been given interim orders to suppress their names, home and work addresses to protect their mental and physical safety.

Richard Wilson SC, defending, applied for a permanent restraining order against Naveed Akram’s mother, brother and sister in Downing Center local court on Monday.

The application was due to be decided by the court next Tuesday after News Corp Australia objected.

Judge Greg Gogin issued a temporary restraining order until then.

The judge noted that the application was made on the basis of “their physical safety, not just their mental safety”.

News Corp’s legal counsel, Benjamin Regattieri, said the proposed order was futile, citing extensive coverage already in Australia and internationally.

Naveed Akram, 24, and his father Sajid Akram, 50, are alleged to have killed 15 people after opening fire at the Hanukkah festival at Bondi beach on December 14.

Akram, who survived the shootout with police, is charged with 59 crimes, including 15 murders and one of committing a terrorist act, which investigators claim was “inspired by ISIS.”

Sajid Akram was shot dead by the police on the spot.

A previous court order allowing victims to choose whether and when to go public with their stories was also extended on Monday.