Vagg v R [2020] NSWCCA 134

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Vagg v R [2020] NSWCCA 134 Hearing dates: 16 March 2020 Date of orders: 24 June 2020 Decision date: 24 June 2020 Before: Simpson AJA at [1] Rothman J at [80] N Adams J at [98] Decision: 1. Time for filing a notice of appeal is extended to 18 December 2019. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: EVIDENCE – CRIME – tendency evidence – identity of the offender and fact of the commission of the offences in issue – tendency evidence allegations of conduct in some respects substantially different in nature from the conduct the subject of the allegations made by the complainant – tendency evidence of conduct committed towards different child, although of comparable age, three or four years after alleged offence – admission of tendency evidence did not give rise to a miscarriage of justice Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 66A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 10(1)(a), s 10(1)(b) Criminal Appeal Rules, r 3A(1)(a), r 3A(2) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 306S, Sch 2, Pt 29 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 55, 56, s 97(1), s 101(2) Cases Cited: BC v R (2019) NSWCCA 111 DAO v The Queen (2011) 81 NSWLR 568; [2011] NSWCCA 63 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v RDT [2018] NSWCCA 293 Hughes v The Queen (2017) 263 CLR 338; [2017] HCA 20 IMM v The Queen (2016) 257 CLR 300; [2016] HCA 14 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 McPhillamy v The Queen [2018] HCA 52; (2018) 92 ALJR 1045 R v Fletcher (2005) 156 A Crim R 308; [2005] NSWCCA 338 R v Ford (2009) NSWCCA 306; (2009) 201 A Crim R 451 The Queen v Bauer (a pseudonym) [2018] HCA 40; (2018) ALJR 846 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Gregory John Vagg (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G E Lewer (Applicant) M Millward (Crown)