R (Cth) v Alqudsi [2021] NSWSC 1650

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R (Cth) v Alqudsi [2021] NSWSC 1650 Hearing dates: 18 and 21 October 2021, 15 November 2021, 1, 6 and 12 December 2021 Date of orders: 15 December 2021 Decision date: 15 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: Subpoena not set aside but several paragraphs limited as set out in judgment Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – Subpoenas – legitimate forensic purpose – oppression – criminal proceedings – NSW Police documents from investigation jointly of NSW Police and AFP – liberal approach to adjectival relevance. Legislation Cited: Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 33.4 Cases Cited: Alister v the Queen (1984) 154 CLR 404; [1984] HCA 85 Carmody v MacKellar (1997) 76 FCR 115; [1997] FCA 839 Carroll v Attorney-General for NSW (1993) 70 A Crim R 162 Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564 Cornwell v R [2010] NSWCCA 59 Gould v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (2018) 359 ALR 142; [2018] NSWCCA 109 Lee v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 455; [2014] HCA 20 National Employers' Mutual General Insurance Association Ltd v Waind & Hill [1978] 1 NSWLR 372 NSW Commissioner of Police v Tuxford [2002] NSWCA 139 R v Keane [1994] 1 WLR 746; [1994] 2 All ER 478 R v Reardon (No 2) (2004) 60 NSWLR 454; [2004] NSWCCA 197 R v Saleam (1999) 16 NSWLR 14 at 18; [1999] NSWCCA 86 Secretary of the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment v Blacktown City Council [2021] NSWCA 145 Spencer Motors Pty Ltd v LNC Industries [1982] NSWLR 921 X7 v Australian Crime Commission [2013] HCA 29 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Hamdi Alqudsi (Accused / Respondent) Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force (First Applicant) Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (Second Applicant) Representation: Counsel: T McDonald SC / N Roucek (Crown) M Finnane RFD QC / D Hawkins (Accused / Respondent) D Jordan (First Applicant) T Glover (Second Applicant)