W v The Queen [2001] FCA 1648

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

W v The Queen [2001] FCA 1648

CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against conviction after jury trial – whether appellant denied right to trial by judge alone. CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against conviction – appellant found not guilty on some counts – whether verdicts of guilty inconsistent with verdicts of not guilty – whether miscarriage of justice where evidence admissible to prove offences of which found not guilty not admissible to prove offences of which found guilty. EVIDENCE – appeal against conviction on several counts – admissibility of evidence – whether evidence admissible on certain counts also admissible on other counts – "cross admissibility" – whether trial judge should have ordered separate trials where no "cross admissibility" – Evidence Act 1995 – tendency evidence under s 97 – coincidence rule under s 98 – similar fact evidence – whether evidence was of significant probative value – whether probative value substantially outweighed risk of prejudice – whether common law principles apply – directions to jury.

Seat of Government Act 1908 (Cth), s 4 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 30, 31, 32, 33 Criminal Procedure Regulation 1987 (NSW) Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915 (Cth), ss 4, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D ACT Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (Cth), Sch 5 Crimes Act 1900 (ACT), ss 76, 92K, 365(2), 370 Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance (No 5) 1985 (ACT) Supreme Court Act 1933 (ACT), ss 7, 32, 68, 68A, 68B, 68C Magistrates Court Act 1930 (ACT), ss 92, 94 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), ss 97, 98, 101, 137 Queensland v J L Holdings Pty Ltd (1996) 141 ALR 353, cited MacKenzie v The Queen (1996) 190 CLR 348, discussed R v Kirkman (1987) 44 SASR 591, referred to King v The Queen (1986) 161 CLR 423, cited Alister v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 404, cited Pfennig v The Queen (1994-95) 182 CLR 461, discussed Hoch v The Queen (1988) 165 CLR 292, discussed Shepherd v The Queen (1990) 170 CLR 573, cited R v Locke (unreported, New South Wales Supreme Court, 25 March 1997), discussed Foley v R (unreported, NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, 5 June 1997), discussed Garrett (1988) 40 A Crim R 213, discussed R v Perry (1993) 29 NSWLR 589, discussed R v Coles (1993) 31 NSWLR 550, discussed R v Birlut (1995) 39 NSWLR 1, cited Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355, cited Cheng v The Queen (2000) 74 ALJR 1482, cited Johnson (unreported, NSW CCA, 23 July 1990), cited De Jesus (1986) 68 ALR 1, cited Sutton v The Queen (1984) 152 CLR 528, cited KRM v The Queen (2001) 75 ALJR 550, cited Jacara v Perpetual Trustees WA Ltd (2000) 106 FCR 51, referred to R v OGD (No 2) (2000) 50 NSWLR 433, cited Chamberlain v The Queen [No 2] (1984) 153 CLR 521, referred to R v Tran (2000) 180 ALR 62, cited Gipp v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 106, cited Conway v The Queen (2000) 98 FCR 204, cited Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439, distinguished