Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v SB [2020] NSWSC 734

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v SB [2020] NSWSC 734 Hearing dates: 24 July 2019; 26 and 30 March 2020 (supplementary submissions) Date of orders: 12 June 2020 Decision date: 12 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: The Court makes the following orders:

(1) The appeal is allowed.

(2) Pursuant to s 59(2) of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act, the order of Magistrate Hawdon, made on 23 October 2018, at Broadmeadow Children's Court dismissing proceedings against SB for the offences of assault police officer in execution of duty, contrary to s 60(1) of the Crimes Act and resist/hinder police officer in execution of duty, contrary to s 546C of the Crimes Act, be set aside.

(3) An order that the matter be remitted to the Broadmeadow Children's Court to be dealt with according to law.

(4) Costs are reserved. Catchwords: APPEAL – arrest without warrant – invalidity of charges – whether objective test under s 99(1)(b) of Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) – reasonably necessary to arrest – notice of contention rejected – lawfulness criteria – appropriateness – appeal allowed – remitter Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 (NSW) Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Amendment (Arrest without Warrant) Act 2013 (NSW) Summary Offences Act 1988 (NSW) Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: Acuthan v Coates (1986) 6 NSWLR 472 Al-Kateb v Goodwin (2004) 219 CLR 562; [2004] HCA 37 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales; Kelly v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (2010) 57 MVR 80; [2010] NSWCA 328 Associated Provincial Picture Houses v Wednesbury [1948] 1 KB 223 Attorney-General (NSW) v Quin (1990) 170 CLR 1; [1990] HCA 21 Avon Downs Pty Ltd v Commission of Taxation (1949) 78 CLR 353; [1949] HCA 26 Beckwith v The Queen (1976) 135 CLR 569; [1976] HCA 55 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Bromley London Borough Council v Greater London Council [1983] 1 AC 768 Buck v Bavone (1976) 135 CLR 110; [1976] HCA 24 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters Subscribing to Contract No IH00AAQS v Cross; Certain Lloyd's Underwriters Subscribing to Contract No IH00AAQS v Thelander (2012) 248 CLR 378; [2012] HCA 56 Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd (2012) 250 CLR 503; [2012] HCA 55 Commonwealth v Baume (1905) 2 CLR 405; [1905] HCA 11 Council for the City of Lake Macquarie v Morris (2005) 63 NSWLR 263; [2005] NSWSC 387 Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service [1985] 1 AC 374 Daemar v Corporate Affairs Commission; Corporate Affairs Commission v Daemar [1990] NSWCA 51 Director of Public Prosecutions v Carr (2002) 127 A Crim R 151; [2002] NSWSC 194 Donaldson v Broomby (1982) 60 FLR 124; [1982] FCA 53 Fleet v District Court of NSW [1999] NSWCA 363 Jankovic v Director of Public Prosecutions [2020] NSWCA 31 Lake v Dobson (Unreported, Court of Appeal, (NSW), Samuels J, 19 December 1980) Lule v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 125 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang, Huang Cheng Jiang and Liu Jun Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259; [1996] HCA 6 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611; [1999] HCA 21 Munro v ACP [2012] NSWSC 100 North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency Limited v Northern Territory (2015) 256 CLR 569; [2015] HCA 41 Prior v Mole (2017) 261 CLR 265; [2017] HCA 10 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 RH v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (2014) 244 A Crim R 221; [2014] NSWCA 305 Robinson v State of New South Wales (2018) 275 A Crim R 168; [2018] NSWCA 231 Ryde Developments Pty Ltd v The Property Investors Alliance Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 339 State of New South Wales v Randall [2017] NSWCA 88 State of New South Wales v Smith (2017) 95 NSWLR 662; [2017] NSWCA 194 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2017) 262 CLR 362; [2017] HCA 34 Taylor v The Owners – Strata Plan No 11564 (2014) 253 CLR 531; [2014] HCA 9 Webster & Daff v McIntosh (1980) 32 ALR 603 Zaravinos v State of New South Wales; State of New South Wales v Zaravinos (2004) 62 NSWLR 58; [2004] NSWCA 320 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Plaintiff) SB (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Kell SC & E Jones (Plaintiff) J S Emmett (Defendant)