Booth v Dacre (No 2) [2020] FCA 816

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Booth v Dacre (No 2) [2020] FCA 816 File number: VID 297 of 2020

Judge: WHITE J

Date of judgment: 3 June 2020

Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – application for confirmation of interim control order pursuant to s 104.14 of the Criminal Code contained in the Schedule to the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) – whether the obligations, prohibitions and restrictions are reasonably necessary and reasonably appropriate and adapted. Held: control order confirmed subject to some variations.

Legislation: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) s 3 Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) ss 11.29, 104.4, 104.12A, 104.14, 119.4(1) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 37AF

Cases cited: Booth v Dacre [2020] FCA 751

Date of hearing: 3 June 2020

Registry: Victoria

Division: General Division

National Practice Area: Federal Crime and Related Proceedings

Category: Catchwords

Number of paragraphs: 25

Counsel for the Applicant: Ms C Fitzgerald

Solicitor for the Applicant: Australian Government Solicitor

Counsel for the Respondent: Mr A Brand

Solicitor for the Respondent: Slades & Parsons Criminal Law

ORDERS VID 297 of 2020

BETWEEN: SANDRA BOOTH Applicant

AND: PAUL JAMES DACRE Respondent

JUDGE: WHITE J DATE OF ORDER: 3 June 2020

Endorsement pursuant to r 41.06 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) To: Paul James Dacre You may be liable to imprisonment, sequestration of property or punishment for contempt if: (a) for an order that requires you to do an act or thing - you neglect or refuse to do the act or thing within the time specified in the order; or (b) for an order that requires you not to do an act or thing - you disobey the order.