Morgan v Director of Public Prosecutions [2020] NSWSC 1605

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Morgan v Director of Public Prosecutions [2020] NSWSC 1605 Hearing dates: In Chambers on the Papers Date of orders: 13 November 2020 Decision date: 13 November 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) Dismiss the proceedings against the First and Second Defendant; (2) The Plaintiff is to pay the First Defendant's costs in these proceedings. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – whether there has been jurisdictional error - Local Court decision – Magistrate refused application for professional costs – seeks prerogative relief – whether Magistrate failed to correctly apply s 214 Criminal Procedure Act Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) ss 213, 214 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 69 Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) ss 7(1)(b), 7(3)(b), 56 Cases Cited: Acuthan v Coates (1986) 6 NSWLR 472 Cliftleigh Haulage Pty Ltd v Byron Shire Council [2007] NSWCCA 13 Craig v The State of South Australia ("Craig") (1995) 184 CLR 163; [1995] HCA 58 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic (1993) 43 FCR 280; [1993] FCA 456 Cunningham v Local Court of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 499 Daranicknikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] HCA 26; (2003) 77 ALJR 1088 De Varda v Constable Stengord [2011] NSWSC 868 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Illawarra Cashmart Pty Limited (2006) 67 NSWLR 402; [2006] NSWSC 343 Gatenby v Senior Constable Ronald Duncombe [2015] NSWSC 551 Kirk v Industrial Court of NSW (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259; [1996] HCA 6 Moloney v Collins [2011] NSWSC 628 O'Brien v Hutchinson [2012] NSWSC 429 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd (2018) 264 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 4 The Queen v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal and Ors; ex parte Hardiman & Ors (1980) 144 CLR 13; [1980] HCA 13. Toth v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2018] NSWCA 253 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480; [2013] HCA 43 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sarah Morgan (Plaintiff) Director of Public Prosecutions (First Defendant) New South Wales Local Courts (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Ireland QC (Plaintiff) B Baker (Defendant)