DK v Director of Public Prosecutions [2021] NSWCA 134

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: DK v Director of Public Prosecutions [2021] NSWCA 134 Hearing dates: 6 May 2021 Decision date: 02 July 2021 Before: Brereton JA at [1]; McCallum JA at [2]; Simpson AJA at [73] Decision: Summons dismissed Catchwords: APPEALS – Nature of appeal – Appeal by way of rehearing – Appeal against sentence brought by the Director of Public Prosecutions under s 23(1) of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act – Whether Director required to establish error – whether the District Court has a "residual discretion" to dismiss the appeal notwithstanding a finding that the sentencing decision entailed error Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), s 33(1B) Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 (Cth), s 142 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 61I Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2000 (NSW), ss 11, 17, 18, 23(1), 26, 27, 68A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5D Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Vic), s 289(2) Justices Act 1902 (NSW), s 131AB, 131AC(3) Suitors Fund Act 1951 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 44F Cases Cited: Allesch v Maunz (2000) 203 CLR 172; [2000] HCA 40 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541; [1996] HCA 25, Clarke v R [2015] 254 A Crim R 150; NSWCCA 232 CMB v Attorney General for NSW (2015) 256 CLR 346; [2015] HCA 9 DPP v Karazisis (2010) 31 VR 634; [2010] VSCA 350 Dwyer v Calco Timbers Pty Ltd (2008) 234 CLR 124; [2008] HCA 13 Dyason v Butterworth [2015] NSWCA 52 Eastman v The Queen (2000) 203 CLR 1; [2000] HCA 29 Engelbrecht v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2016] NSWCA 290 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Hay v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2020] NSWCA 75 Hordern v R [2019] NSWCCA 138 Isaacs v Cachia [1989] NSWCA 105 Lacey v Attorney General of Queensland (2011) 242 CLR 573; [2011] HCA 10 Norvenska v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2007] NSWCCA 158 R v Hernando (2002) A Crim R 451; [2002] NSWCCA 489 R v Holder [1983] 3 NSWLR 245 R v JW (2010) 77 NSWLR 7; [2010] NSWCCA 49 R v Liberti (1991) 55 A Crim R 120 R v Longshaw (1990) 20 NSWLR 554 R v Marcus [2016] NSWCCA 237 R v Swaffield (1998) 192 CLR 159; [1998] HCA 1 Re Coldham; Ex Parte Municipal Officers Association of Australia (1989) 84 ALR 208; [1989] HCA 13 Tarrant v R [2007] NSWCCA 124 The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Australian Competition Tribunal (2012) 246 CLR 379; [2012] HCA 36 Wany v Director of Public Prosecutions [2020] NSWCA 318 Texts Cited: Second Reading Speech, Legislative Assembly, New South Wales, Criminal Procedure Amendment (Justices and Local Courts) Bill 2001, Crimes (Local Courts Appeal and Review) Bill 2001, and Justices Legislation Repeal And Amendment Bill 2001, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 4 December 2001, 19427 at 19428. Category: Principal judgment Parties: DK (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (First Respondent) District Court of New South Wales (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Lawrence, J Styles (Applicant) D Kell SC, E S Jones (Respondent)