South Eastern Sydney Local Health District v Lazarus [2020] NSWCA 183

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District v Lazarus [2020] NSWCA 183 Hearing dates: 6 August 2020 Date of orders: 19 August 2020 Decision date: 19 August 2020 Before: Bell P at [1]; Macfarlan JA at [56]; White JA at [57] Decision: Summons dismissed Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Judicial review – jurisdictional error – whether primary judge erred in holding that District Court did not have jurisdiction to make directions for compensation pursuant to s 97(1) of the Victims Rights and Compensation Act 2013 (NSW) in circumstances where defendant originally convicted in Local Court – whether District Court had jurisdiction to make a compensation order when it was not the court which convicted the offender but which "confirmed" convictions on appeal. Legislation Cited: Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) ss 131B, 132AD Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) ss 3, 18, 20(2), 63(3), 68(1), 71(1) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 178BB, 300(1) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) ss 3(1), 7(2) District Court Act 1973 (NSW) s 4(1) Justices Act 1902 (NSW) ss 112, 122, 125, 133A Justices Legislation Amendment (Appeals) Act 1998 (NSW) Local Court Act 2007 (NSW) s 29(1) Roads Transport (General) Act 2005 (NSW) s 188(2)(d) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 69 Victims Rights and Support Act 2013 (NSW) ss 96, 97, 98, 100, 101, Pt 6 Div 3 Cases Cited: AG v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 218 Blacker v Parnell [1978] 1 NSWLR 616 Engelbrecht v Director of Public Prosecutions [2016] NSWCA 290 Garde v Dowd (2011) 80 NSWLR 620; [2011] NSWCA 115 Goldfinch v R (1987) 30 A Crim R 212 Jamal v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2019] NSWCA 121 Lazarus v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2015] NSWSC 426 Lazarus v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2019] NSWCA 125 Lazarus v Independent Commission Against Corruption (2019) 343 FLR 260; [2019] NSWCA 100 Lazarus v Kane [2019] NSWCA 194 Morgan v District Court of New South Wales (2017) 94 NSWLR 463; [2017] NSWCA 105 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Higginson [2011] NSWCA 151 Stephens v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2019] NSWSC 761 Templeton (a pseudonym) v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2018] NSWCA 335 Wishart v Fraser (1941) 64 CLR 470; [1941] HCA 8 Category: Principal judgment Parties: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (First Applicant) Northern Sydney Local Health District (Second Applicant) Sandra Lazarus (First Respondent) District Court of New South Wales (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P J Gow (First and Second Applicants)