R v Cranston (No 7) [2020] NSWSC 1834

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Cranston (No 7) [2020] NSWSC 1834 Hearing dates: 8 December 2020 Date of orders: 16 December 2020 Decision date: 16 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Payne JA Decision: Notice of motion dated 1 December 2020 dismissed to the extent it relates to ss 84 and 90 of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW). Notice of motion dated 1 December 2020 stood over for further hearing on 17 and 18 December 2020 to the extent it relates to ss 135 and 137 of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW). Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – trial – case management – evidence – admissibility – whether evidence of acts or declarations of alleged co-conspirators are admissible other than as admissions Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s 9(1) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 9, 55, 56, 59, 60, 84, 87, 90,135,136,137,138 Cases Cited: Adam v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 96; [2001] HCA 57 Ahern v The Queen (1988) 165 CLR 87; [1988] HCA 39 Beckett v R [2014] NSWCCA 305; (2014) 315 ALR 295 Elomar v R [2014] NSWCCA 303; (2014) 316 ALR 206 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd (2012) 250 CLR 503; [2012] HCA 55 Moti v The Queen (2011) 245 CLR 456; [2011] HCA 50 Nguyen v The Queen [2020] HCA 23; (2020) 94 ALJR 686 R v Adam aka Odishou (1999) 47 NSWLR 267; [1999] NSWCCA 197 R v Associated Northern Collieries (1911) 14 CLR 387; [1911] HCA 73 R v Baladjam (No 38) [2008] NSWSC 1458; (2008) 270 ALR 187 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 Cranston (No 6) [2020] NSWSC 1777 R v Dinh [2000] NSWCCA 536; (2000) 120 A Crim R 42 R v Horton (1998) 45 NSWLR 426 R v Louden (1995) 37 NSWLR 683 R v LK (2010) 241 CLR 177; [2010] HCA 17 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2017) 262 CLR 362; [2017] HCA 34 The Queen v Beckett (2015) 256 CLR 305; [2015] HCA 38 The Queen v GH (2000) 105 FCR 419; [2000] FCA 1618 The Queen v Ireland (1970) 126 CLR 321; [1970] HCA 21 The Queen v Swaffield (1998) 192 CLR 159; [1998] HCA 1 Tripodi v The Queen (1961) 104 CLR 1; [1961] HCA 22 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509; [1992] HCA 34 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 Seiden SC with R Johnson (Jason Onley) R Maidment QC with R Sharp and L Robb Vujcic (Crown)