R v Naidu [2021] NSWDC 344

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Naidu [2021] NSWDC 344 Hearing dates: 1 April 2021 21 April 2021 Decision date: 21 April 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Beckett DCJ Decision: See paragraph [50] Catchwords: CRIME –appeal and review - appeal from the Local Court to District Court– meaning of "procure" - unlawful sexual activity – statutory interpretation Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 66EB, ss (2),(2A),(3),(4); s 84; s 91B; s 344A Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 s 18 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 344A Interpretations Act 1987 (NSW) s 33, 34 Crimes Amendment (Sexual Procurement or Grooming of Children) Act 2007 (NSW) Criminal Code Act 1899 (QLD) s 218A (1) Cases Cited: Charara v The Queen [2006] NSWCCA 244 AG v Director of Public Prosecutions [2015] NSWCA 218 ZA v R [2018] NSWCCA 116 Krakauer v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 202 CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 384 Project Blue Sky v ABA (1998) 194 CLR 355 Independent Commission Against Corruption v Cunneen (2015) 256 CLR 1 Victims Compensation Fund Corporation v Brown (2003) 77 ALJR 1797 Milne v the Queen (2014) 252 CLR 149 Smoker v Pharmacy Restructuring Authority (1994) 53 FCR 287 Liberato and Ors v The Queen (1985) 159 CLR 507 Texts Cited: New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 7 November 2007 The Legislation Review Committee, Legislation Review Digest, No 6 of 2007, 13 November 2007 NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service paper "Protecting Children from Online Sexual Predators" Briefing Paper No 10/07, September 2007 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Appal Sarni Naidu (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Crown: Mr Gabriel, ODDP Appellant: Mr McGrath, solicitor – Legal Aid File Number(s): 2020/51327 Publication restriction: Pursuant to Section 8(1)(d) of the Court Suppression and Non-Publication Act 2010; Section 578A(2) of the Crimes Act 1900 there is to be no publication of any material which identifies the complainant or may lead to the identification of the complainant.