R v Cranston (No 3) [2020] NSWSC 1103

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Cranston (No 3) [2020] NSWSC 1103 Hearing dates: 4 August 2020 Date of orders: 24 August 2020 Decision date: 24 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Payne J Decision: Subpoena addressed to the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police dated 7 July 2020 is set aside. Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – subpoena – application to set aside – fishing expedition – absence of legitimate forensic purpose Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), s 3E Controlled Substances Act 1984 (SA), s 52 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 138 Extradition Act 1988 (Cth) Listening Devices Act 1969 (Vic) Listening Devices Act 1984 (NSW) Royal Commission Act 1902 (Cth) Surveillance Devices Act 2004 (Cth), ss 14(1)(c), 17(1)(b)(xi), 18 Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (Cth), ss 60(1)(d), 63(2) Cases Cited: Alister v the Queen (1984) 154 CLR 404; [1984] HCA 85 Amagwula v R [2019] NSWCCA 156 Arno v Forsyth (1986) 9 FCR 576 Attorney-General (NSW) v Chidgey [2008] NSWCCA 65; (2008) 182 A Crim R 536 Attorney-General (NSW) v Stuart (1994) 34 NSWLR 667 Australian Broadcasting Corp v Kane [2019] FCA 1312 Baker v Campbell (1983) 153 CLR 52; [1983] HCA 39 Carroll v Attorney-General (NSW) (1993) 70 A Crim R 162 Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564 Crowley v Murphy [1981] FCA 26; (1981) 34 ALR 496 Gould v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2018] NSWCCA 109; (2018) 359 ALR 142 Hunt v Russell (1995) 63 SASR 402 Kizon v Palmer (1997) 72 FCR 409 Kizon v Palmer (1997) 75 FCR 261 Kizon v Palmer (No 2) (1998) 82 FCR 310 Love v Attorney-General (NSW) (1990) 169 CLR 307; [1990] HCA 4 McE v Prison Service of Northern Ireland [2009] 1 AC 908; [2009] UKHL 15 Miller v Sweeney [2000] NSWSC 585; (2000) 157 FLR 1 Murphy v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 94; [1989] HCA 28 Ousley v The Queen (1997) 192 CLR 69; [1997] HCA 49 Question of Law Reserved on Acquittal (No 5 of 1999) (2000) 76 SASR 356; [2000] SASC 51 RE v United Kingdom [2015] ECHR 947 R v Baladjam [No 28] [2008] NSWSC 1449 R v Cranston (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1102 R v Cranston (No 5) [2020] NSWSC 1105 R v Gould (District Court (NSW), 3 August 2018, unrep) R v Grant [2006] QB 60 R v Saleam (1989) 16 NSWLR 14 R v Tastan (1994) 75 A Crim R 498 Von Armin v Ellison (2006) 150 FCR 282; [2006] FCAFC 49 Warren v Attorney-General for Jersey [2012] 1 AC 22; [2011] UKPC 10 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Adam Cranston (Applicant) Lauren Cranston (Applicant) Dev Menon (Applicant) Jason Onley (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Seiden SC with R Johnson (Jason Onley) P Bruckner (Dev Menon) T D Anderson (Lauren Cranston) A Cranston (in person) R Maidment QC with R Sharp and L Robb Vujcic (Crown) R Bhalla (Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police)