High Court of Australia
HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA
FRENCH CJ,
GUMMOW, HAYNE, HEYDON, CRENNAN, KIEFEL AND BELL JJ
Matter No B26/2011
DALE CHRISTOPHER HANDLEN APPELLANT
AND
THE QUEEN RESPONDENT
Matter No B27/2011
DENNIS PAUL PADDISON APPELLANT
AND
THE QUEEN RESPONDENT
Handlen v The Queen
Paddison v The Queen
[2011] HCA 51
8 December 2011
B26/2011 & B27/2011
ORDER
In each matter:
1. Appeal allowed.
2. Set aside the order of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Queensland made on 23 December 2010 and in lieu thereof order that:
(a) the appeal to that Court be allowed;
(b) the appellant's convictions be quashed and sentences set aside; and
(c) a new trial be had.
On appeal from the Supreme Court of Queensland
Representation
P J Davis SC with G J D del Villar for the appellant in B26/2011 (instructed by Legal Aid (Qld))
M J Byrne QC with C L Morgan for the appellant in B27/2011 (instructed by Legal Aid (Qld))
W J Abraham QC with J G Renwick for the respondent in both matters (instructed by Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions)
Interveners
S J Gageler SC, Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth with G A Hill and R J Orr intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)
M G Sexton SC, Solicitor-General for the State of New South Wales with J K Kirk intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales (instructed by Crown Solicitor (NSW))
W Sofronoff QC, Solicitor-General of the State of Queensland with A D Scott and A D Anderson intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General of the State of Queensland (instructed by Crown Law (Qld))
M K Moshinsky SC with C J Horan intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of Victoria (instructed by Victorian Government Solicitor)
Notice: This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.
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