R v Al Batat & Ors (No 14) [2020] NSWSC 1165

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Al Batat & Ors (No 14) [2020] NSWSC 1165 Hearing dates: 20, 21, 24 August 2020 Date of orders: 31 August 2020 Decision date: 31 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hamill J Decision: The listening device recorded on 4 May 2017 at 00:52:15 under warrant SD 17/0185 is inadmissible. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – evidence - spirited and multifaceted objection - listening device recording - conversation in Mandarin - inconsistent translations - mysteries, infelicities and uncertainties - impact on probative value - carried v bring or brought - loaded expression - Urban Dictionary - leap of faith - unfair prejudice - where accused required to establish other criminal offence to explain recording - whether evidence might be confusing or misleading - evidence inadmissible Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 135 and 137 Cases Cited: IMM v The Queen (2016) 257 CLR 300; [2016] HCA 14 R v Bridgman (1980) 24 SASR 278 R v Burton [2013] NSWCCA 335; 237 A Crim R 238 R v Cook [2004] NSWCCA 52 R v Power (1996) 87 A Crim R 407 R v Taranto; R v Freeman [1999] NSWCCA 396 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina Abdallah Hassan Al Batat Ying Cheng Luo Ian Fan Jaiyu Liu Jacob Blake Bayliss Nai An Li Representation: Counsel: P Hogan (Crown) B Rigg SC (Al Batat) R Webb (Luo) T Quilter (Fan) N Carroll (Liu) A Norrie (Bayliss) D Carroll (Li)