Hariz v NSW Director of Public Prosecutions [2020] NSWDC 394

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hariz v NSW Director of Public Prosecutions [2020] NSWDC 394 Hearing dates: 3 July 2020 Date of orders: 28 August 2020 Decision date: 28 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Smith SC, DCJ Decision: The Court makes the following orders: 1. The respondent pay the applicant's costs of the proceedings in the Local Court in the amount of $9,000. 2. The respondent pay the applicant's costs of the proceedings in the District Court in the amount of $12,000. Catchwords: COSTS – Appeal upheld – conviction quashed – failure to undertake reasonable investigation – criminal activity – offer to withdraw proceedings – quantification of costs Legislation Cited: Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW), ss 2, 3 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 351A(2) Crimes (Appeal & Review) Act 2001 (NSW), ss 3, 28, 70 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 212, 213, 214 of Ch 4, Pt 2, Div 4 Police Act 1990 Cases Cited: Caltex Refining Co Pty Ltd v Maritime Services Board (NSW) (1995) 36 NSWLR 552 Catch the Fires Ministries Inc v Islamic Council of Victoria Inc (2006) 15 VR 207 Cliftleigh Haulage Pty Limited v Byron Shire Council [2007] NSWCCA 13 Dimozantos v R (1991) 56 A Crim R 345 Jarratt v Commissioner of Police (NSW) (2005) 224 CLR 44 JD v DPP [2000] NSWSC 1092 Jones v Trad (2013) 86 NSWLR 241 Minister for Immigration & Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332 R v Eade [2002] NSWCCA 257 R v Holliday (2017) 260 CLR 650 Sharp v Wakefield [1891] AC 173 Sunol v Collier (No 2) (2012) 289 ALR 128 Texts Cited: Halsburys Laws of England, 4th ed, vol 84, at 1-394, (2019) Category: Costs Parties: Raed Hariz (Applicant) NSW Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr E Chrysostomou (Applicant) Solicitors: Office of Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2018/361833 Publication restriction: Nil