R v Wylie [2020] NSWDC 550

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Wylie [2020] NSWDC 550 Hearing dates: 30 – 31 March, 1, 3 April 2020 Decision date: 06 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Beckett DCJ Decision: See paragraph 72 Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – aggravated dangerous driving occasioning death - interpretation of ss 52A(5)(c), (d) 52A(6) and 52A(7) of the Crimes Act 1900 – circumstance of aggravation – speed – "the impact of the vehicle with an object" – "is occasioned through" – "object" Legislation Cited: Crimes (Amendment) Bill 1955 (NSW) Crimes (Dangerous Driving Offences) Amendment Bill 1994 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 52A Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 130A, 139(3)(g) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 192A Motor Traffic Act 1909 (NSW) Road Traffic Act 1974 (WA), s 59 Cases Cited: A2 v R; KM v R; Vaziri v R [2015] NSWCCA 244 Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Limited v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (NT) (2009) 239 CLR 27 Attorney-General v Bindoff (1953) 53 SR (NSW) 489 Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Agalianos (1955) 92 CLR 390 Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd v Australian Workers' Union [2004] HCA 40 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd (2012) 250 CLR 503 Harlor v The Queen (1956) 95 CLR 170 Jiminez v The Queen (1992) 173 CLR 572 KH v R [2014] NSWCCA 294 King v Coventry (1938) 59 CLR 633 Lacey v Attorney General (Qld) (2011) 242 CLR 573 Lee v New South Wales Crime Commission (2013) 251 CLR 196 Magorian v Lodge [2011] WASC 147 McBride v The Queen (1966) 115 CLR 44 Potter v Minahan (1908) 7 CLR 277 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 R v Adamson [2005] NSWCCA 7 R v Hain (1966) 85 WN (Pt 1) 7 R v Piper [2005] NSWCCA 134 R v TR (2004) 180 FLR 424 Regina v Buttsworth [1983] 1 NSWLR 653 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2017) 91 ALRJ 936 Thiess v Collector of Customs (2014) 250 CLR 644 Williams v R [2012] NSWCCA 286 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Crown Jason James Wylie Representation: Counsel: Ms K Marinos (for the Crown) Mr R Rajalingam (for the accused)