Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v SA [2018] NSWLC 27

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v SA [2018] NSWLC 27 Hearing dates: 16, 17 April 2018, 4 July 2018 Decision date: 10 August 2018 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Magistrate Tsavdaridis Decision: The Defendant is found guilty of aggravated indecent assault, contrary to s.61M(2) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) (Sequence 1) Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - indecent assault - standard of proof - onus of proof - cautionary criminal trial directions applicable in summary prosecution - defence case - whether Defendant's act intentional or accidental Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss.61M(2), 61HA, 77, 428D Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) ss.291, 306M(1), 306S(1)(a), 306U(1), 306ZB Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) ss.12, 13, 141(1) and (2) Cases Cited: Attwood v R (1960) 102 CLR 353; [1960] HCA 15 Chamberlain v R (No 2) (1984) 153 CLR 521; [1984] HCA 7 Fleming v R (1998) 197 CLR 250; [1998] HCA 68 Harkin v R (1989) 38 A Crim R 296 R v Brooks (1988) 44 NSWLR 121 R v Ciantar (2006) 16 VR 26; (2006) 167 A Crim R 504; [2006] VSCA 263 R v Murphy (1985) 4 NSWLR 42 R v Prasad (1979) 23 SASR 161; (1979) 2 A Crim R 45 Woolmington v DPP [1935] AC 462 Texts Cited: Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book, Judicial Commission of New South Wales (Oct 2017) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions NSW (Crown) SA (Defendant) Representation: Solicitors: Mr E Freelander (Crown) Mr M Blair (Defendant) File Number(s): 2017/312299 Charge No: H66549479 Publication restriction: Pursuant to ss.7(a) and 8(1)(d) of the Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), there is a suppression and non-publication order prohibiting the publication or other disclosure of any information tending to reveal the identity of or otherwise concerning the underage complainant, underage Crown witness and the underage children of the Defendant to avoid causing undue distress or embarrassment to such persons.