R v Kabbout [2020] NSWDC 707

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Kabbout [2020] NSWDC 707 Hearing dates: 18 – 20 August 2020 Date of orders: 24 August 2020 Decision date: 24 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Buscombe DCJ Decision: (1) Accused found not guilty in relation to all counts on the indictment. Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Supply prohibited drug CRIME — Firearms offences — Use/Possess prohibited pistol/firearm CRIME — Firearms offences — Firearms prohibition orders Legislation Cited: Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW), ss 4, 4A, 51D Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 133 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 3, 29 Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 8, 21, 33 Firearms Amendment Trafficking Act 2001 (NSW) Cases Cited: Fleming v The Queen (1998) 197 CLR 250; [1998] HCA 68 Mahmoud v Western Australia (2008) 232 CLR 397; [2008] HCA 1 Gardiner v R [2002] NSWCCA 190 May v R [2012] NSWCCA 250 R v Bartuccio [2017] NSWDC 286 R v Wood [2019] NSWDC 778 Beckwith v R (1976) 135 CLR 569; [1976] HCA 55 Texts Cited: Firearms Amendment Trafficking Bill D C Pearce and Professor R S Geddes, Statutory Interpretation in Australia (8th ed, LexisNexis Butterworths, 2014) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Mr Mohamed Kabbout (Accused) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Pace, Trial Advocate (Crown) Mr S Buchen SC with Mr M Burke (Accused)