Xue v R [2021] NSWCCA 270

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Xue v R [2021] NSWCCA 270 Hearing dates: 8 September 2021 Date of orders: 15 November 2021 Decision date: 15 November 2021 Before: Beech-Jones CJ at CL at [1]; R A Hulme J at [2]; N Adams J at [3]. Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against conviction is granted. (2) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against conviction — offences under s 193C, Crimes Act – dealing with property suspected of being proceeds of crime – whether necessary to particularise serious offence(s) from which funds derived – consideration of analogous provision in s 400.9, Criminal Code (Cth) – held, not necessary to particularise serious offence(s) – whether trial judge failed to provide adequate reasons – whether verdicts unreasonable – whether trial judge erred in finding that defence in s 193C(4) was not made out – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Act 1989 (NSW) Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act 2005 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 193A, 193B, 193C, 193F Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5, 6 Criminal Code (Cth) ss 400.1, 400.9, 400.13 Criminal Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Public Safety) Act 2016 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 132, 133 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 65, 128, 177, 191 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 12 Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 2021 (NSW), r 4.15 Cases Cited: Anderson v Judges of the District Court of New South Wales (1992) 27 NSWLR 701 Chen v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (2011) 83 NSWLR 224; [2011] NSWCCA 205 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Ngo [2012] NSWSC 1521; (2012) 227 A Crim R 287 Douglass v The Queen [2012] HCA 34; (2012) 290 ALR 699 DRJ v Commissioner of Victims Rights (No 2) (2020) 103 NSWLR 692; [2020] NSWCA 242 Filippou v The Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 Fleming v The Queen (1998) 197 CLR 250; [1998] HCA 68 Ford v R [2020] NSWCCA 99 George v Rockett (1990) 170 CLR 104; [1990] HCA 26 Lin v R [2015] NSWCCA 204; (2015) 253 A Crim R 1 Mahmood v State of Western Australia (2008) 232 CLR 397; [2008] HCA 1 Murray v The Queen (2002) 211 CLR 193; [2002] HCA 26 Obeid v R [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v Chan (1992) 28 NSWLR 421 R v McKellar (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 106 Yacoub v R [2021] NSWCCA 166 Texts Cited: New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 26 October 2005 New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 22 March 2016 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Juan Xue (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Campbell SC with Mr G Jones (Applicant) Ms K Jeffreys (Respondent)