PQR v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2020] NSWSC 731

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: PQR v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2020] NSWSC 731 Hearing dates: 4 June 2020 Decision date: 12 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) Dismiss the amended summons.

(2) Order the plaintiff to pay the first defendant's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeal and review — Appeal from Children's Court to Supreme Court — By person against whom an interlocutory order is made with leave on a question of law alone — where plaintiff charged with offences alleged to have been committed against three complainants — ruling that evidence of each complainant be cross-admissible as tendency evidence — order refusing separate hearings — whether Magistrate gave adequate reasons

EVIDENCE — Tendency evidence — Criminal proceedings — whether Magistrate failed to consider Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 101(2) Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), ss 3, 53, 54 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5F Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 97, 101, 110 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Cases Cited: Campbelltown City Council v Vegan (2006) 67 NSWLR 372; [2006] NSWCA 284 D v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) - Sydney [2013] NSWSC 60 DAO v R (2011) 81 NSWLR 568; [2011] NSWCCA 63 DSJ v R; NS v R [2014] NSWCCA 77 Elias v DPP [2012] NSWCA 302; (2012) 222 A Crim R 286 Health Care Complaints Commission v Beck [1999] NSWCA 236 Hughes v The Queen (2017) 263 CLR 338; [2017] HCA 20 JP v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2015] NSWSC 1669; (2015) 256 A Crim R 447 McPhillamy v The Queen [2018] HCA 52; (2018) 92 ALJR 1045 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Mulder v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2015] NSWCA 92; (2015) 250 A Crim R 154 R v Bikic [2000] NSWCCA 106; (2000) 112 A Crim R 300 R v PL [2009] NSWCCA 256; (2009) 199 A Crim R 199 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Palme (2003) 216 CLR 212; [2003] HCA 56 Russell v Scott [2017] NSWSC 1720 Sasterawan v Morris [2008] NSWCA 70 The Queen v Iorlano; Re Mullally; Ex parte Attorney-General (Cth) (1983) 151 CLR 678; [1983] HCA 43 TR v Constable Cox [2020] NSWSC 389 Williams v The Queen (1986) 161 CLR 278; [1986] HCA 88 Category: Principal judgment Parties: PQR (Plaintiff) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (First Defendant) Children's Court of New South Wales (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Bellanto QC / T Bicanic (Plaintiff) D Kell SC / E Jones (First Defendant) Submitting appearance (Second Defendant)