R v Cranston (No 6) [2020] NSWSC 1777

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Cranston (No 6) [2020] NSWSC 1777 Hearing dates: 16 November 2020 Date of orders: 14 December 2020 Decision date: 14 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Payne JA Decision: The notice of motion filed on 28 October 2020 is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – trial – case management – evidence – admissibility – s 18(5) Surveillance Devices Act 2004 (Cth) CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – warrants – surveillance warrants – proper construction of Surveillance Devices Act 2004 (Cth) CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – warrants – surveillance warrants – whether AFP conduct in executing warrants was authorised Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 138 Surveillance Devices Act 2004 (Cth), ss 14, 16, 17, 18, 44, 45, 65 Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (Cth) Cases Cited: Carmody v MacKeller (1997) 76 FCR 115; [1997] FCA 839 Coco v The Queen (1994) 179 CLR 427; [1994] HCA 1 Gould v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2018] NSWCCA 109; (2018) 359 ALR 142 Lee v NSW Crime Commission (2013) 251 CLR 196; [2013] HCA 39 R v Cranston (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1102 R v Cranston (No 3) [2020] NSWSC 1103 R v Cranston (No 4) [2020] NSWSC 1104 R v Cranston (No 5) [2020] NSWSC 1105 R v Seller; R v McCarthy [2013] NSWCCA 42; (2013) 232 A Crim R 249 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2017) 262 CLR 362; [2017] HCA 34 Taylor v The Owners – Strata Plan No 11564 (2014) 253 CLR 531; [2014] HCA 9 X7 v Australian Crime Commission (2013) 248 CLR 92; [2013] HCA 29 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Adam Cranston (Applicant) Lauren Cranston (Applicant) Dev Menon (Applicant) Jason Onley (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Cranston (in person) T D Anderson (Lauren Cranston) P Bruckner (Dev Menon) R Johnson (Jason Onley) R Maidment QC with R Sharp and L Robb Vujcic (Crown)