Stanizzo v Fregnan; Stanizzo v Badarne; Stanizzo v State of New South Wales [2021] NSWCA 195

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Stanizzo v Fregnan; Stanizzo v Badarne; Stanizzo v State of New South Wales [2021] NSWCA 195 Hearing dates: 27-29 April 2021 Date of orders: 3 September 2021 Decision date: 03 September 2021 Before: Payne JA; McCallum JA; Simpson AJA Decision: Stanizzo v Fregnan: 1. Appeal dismissed with costs. 2. Appeal against the order dismissing the cross-claim dismissed with costs. Stanizzo v Badarne: 1. Appeal dismissed with costs. 2. Notice of motion of 29 January 2021 dismissed with costs. Stanizzo v State of New South Wales: 1. Appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: TORTS — Trespass to the person — Battery — Sexual assault — where resolution of the issues depended on the assessment of the truthfulness of each party — no issue of principle TORTS — Evidence — proof of a fact relied on by defendant TORTS — Malicious prosecution — where defendant provided statement to police in connection with criminal investigation — whether defendant a prosecutor for purposes of the tort — whether defendant knowingly provided false information to a prosecuting authority Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 3B Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 (NSW), s 9 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 136, 140 Law Reform (Vicarious Liability) Act 1988 (NSW), Pt 4 Oaths Act 1900 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) Cases Cited: A v State of New South Wales (2007) 230 CLR 500; [2007] HCA 10 Clavel v Savage [2015] NSWCA 61 Commonwealth Life Assurance Society Ltd v Brain (1935) 53 CLR 343; [1935] HCA 30 Crowley v Glissan (1905) 2 CLR 744; [1905] HCA 31 Edwards v The Queen (1993) 178 CLR 193; [1993] HCA 63 Fregnan v Stanizzo; Stanizzo v Badarne; Stanizzo v State of New South Wales [2020] NSWSC 402 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Lee v Lee; HSU v RACQ Insurance Ltd; Lee v RACQ Insurance Ltd (2019) 266 CLR 129; [2019] HCA 28 Mitchell v John Heine & Son Ltd (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 466 Pell v The Queen (2020) 268 CLR 123; [2020] HCA 12 R v Baden-Clay (2018) 258 CLR 308; [2018] HCA 35 Robinson Helicopter Company Inc v McDermott [2016] HCA 22; (2016) 90 ALJR 679 State of New South Wales v Quirk [2012] NSWCA 216 Texts Cited: Fleming, The Law of Torts, Law Book Company Information Services, 1998 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Vincent Stanizzo (Appellant) Karina Vivianna Fregnan (1st Respondent) Muhammed Badarne (2nd Respondent) State of New South Wales (3rd Respondent) Representation: Counsel: N Hutley SC/M Rollinson (Appellant) In person (1st Respondent) A J Macauley (2nd Respondent) N Newton/T Buterin (3rd Respondent)