Veira v Cook [2021] NSWCA 302

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Veira v Cook [2021] NSWCA 302 Hearing dates: 9 July 2021 Date of orders: 9 December 2021 Decision date: 09 December 2021 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Meagher JA at [2]; Emmett AJA at [51] Decision: (1) Dismiss summons seeking leave to appeal (2) Order that the applicant pay the respondent's costs Catchwords: CRIME – appeal and review – application for leave to appeal from Supreme Court orders dismissing appeal from Local Court – where applicant convicted of unlawfully entering inclosed lands and interfering with business – where conduct done to remove chickens from cruel conditions – whether defence of necessity available – consideration of R v Rogers (1996) 86 A Crim R 542 Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), s 52 Criminal Code (Qld), s 31(1)(d) Inclosed Lands Protection Act 1901 (NSW), ss 4, 4B Inclosed Lands Protection Amendment Act 1997 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(2)(h) Cases Cited: Ajayi v The Queen [2012] WASCA 126; (2012) 221 A Crim R 148 B v R [2015] NSWCCA 103 Bobbe v R [2021] NSWCCA 44 Clarkson v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 70; (2007) 171 A Crim R 1 Director of Public Prosecutions v Wille (1999) 47 NSWLR 255 Johnson v Phillips [1976] 1 WLR 65 Marwey v The Queen (1977) 138 CLR 630; [1977] HCA 68 Mattar v R [2012] NSWCCA 98 Mouse's Case (1608) 12 Co Rep 63; 77 ER 1341 Perka v The Queen [1984] 2 SCR 232 R v Dimitropoulos [2020] QCA 75; (2020) 282 A Crim R 402 R v Loughnan [1981] VR 443 R v Quayle [2005] 1 WLR 3642 R v Rogers (1996) 86 A Crim R 542 R v Z [2005] 2 AC 467 Smith v Western Australia [2010] WASCA 205; (2010) 204 A Crim R 280 Sodeman v The King (1936) 55 CLR 192 Taiapa v The Queen (2009) 240 CLR 95; [2009] HCA 53 The Gratitudine (1801) 3 C Rob 240; 165 ER 45 United States v Bailey 444 US 394 (1979) Zecevic v Director of Public Prosecutions (1987) 162 CLR 645; [1987] HCA 26 Texts Cited: Lewis Frederick Sturge, A Digest of the Criminal Law (Indictable Offences) (9th ed, 1950, Sweet & Maxwell) Sir James Stephen, Digest of the Criminal Law (1st ed, 1877, Macmillan) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Maria Veira (Applicant) Peter Cook (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Singleton (Applicant) J S Caldwell (Respondent)