R v CP (No 2) [2020] NSWDC 585

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v CP (No 2) [2020] NSWDC 585 Hearing dates: 2 October 2020 Date of orders: 2 October 2020 Decision date: 02 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge Weinstein SC Decision: I allow the Crown's application to adduce the proposed evidence. Catchwords: Section 293 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 - uncharged acts – tendency to be sexually attracted to the complainant and act upon that attraction by engaging in sexual acts with her – exception under section 293(3) – relationship includes biological brother and the child sister when there is a guilty passion Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Cases Cited: BG v R [2010] NSWCCA 301 Decision restricted [2020] NSWCCA 115 Dimian v R (1995) 83 A Crim R 358 Ex parte Cook (1996) 70 ALJR 550 at 553 GEH v R [2012] NSWCCA 150 PMT Partners Pty Ltd (In liq) v Australian National Parks & Wildlife Service (1995) 69 ALJR 829 R v Beserick (1993) 30 NSWLR 510; 66 A Crim R 419 R v CP [2020] NSWDC 294 R v Edwards [2015] NSWCCA 24 R v McGarvey (1987) 10 NSWLR 632 R v Morgan (1993) 30 NSWLR 543; 67 A Crim R 526 Re Dingjan; Ex parte Wagner (1995) 183 CLR 323 Taylor v R [2009] NSWCCA 180 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) CP (Defence) Representation: Counsel: Mr C Todd (Crown) Mr D Grippi (Defence) File Number(s): 2019/00077622 Publication restriction: A statutory non-publication provision operates to prevent publication of any information which could tend to identify the complainant or accused