Macdonald v R; Obeid v R; Obeid v R [2021] NSWSC 1662

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Macdonald v R; Obeid v R; Obeid v R [2021] NSWSC 1662 Hearing dates: 14 December 2021 Date of orders: 17 December 2021 Decision date: 17 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wilson J Decision: The Court makes the following orders: 1. The release application filed by Ian Macdonald is refused. 2. The release application filed by Edward Obeid is refused. 3. The release application filed by Moses Obeid is refused. Catchwords: CRIME — release applications pending determination of appeals — applicants convicted of conspiracy to commit the common law offence of wilful misconduct in public office — applicants currently serving sentences following conviction — ss 22 and 74 Bail Act considered — whether "special or exceptional circumstances" established by applicants — no special and exceptional circumstances demonstrated — release applications dismissed Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Cases Cited: Carnaby v R [2021] NSWCCA 203 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Zaiter [2016] NSWCCA 247 El-Hilli and Melville v R [2015] NSWCCA 146 Gould v R (Cth) [2021] NSWCCA 27 Hopgood v R [2019] NSWCCA 246 Mahmood v State of Western Australia (2008) 232 CLR 397; [2008] HCA 1 Marotta & Ors v The Queen (1999) 73 ALJR 265; [1999] HCA 4 Obeid v R (No 2) [2016] NSWCCA 321 R v Alo-Bridget Namoa [2020] NSWSC 1872 R v Brown (Supreme Court (NSW), 8 October 2021, unrep) R v Edward Obeid (Supreme Court (NSW), 22 October 2021, unrep) R v Fletcher [2020] NSWSC 1478 R v Macdonald; R v Edward Obeid; R v Moses Obeid (No 15) [2020] NSWSC 1949 R v Macdonald; R v Edward Obeid; R v Moses Obeid (No 18) (2021) 394 ALR 125; [2021] NSWSC 1343 R v Velevski (2000) 117 A Crim R 30; [2000] NSWCCA 445 R v Williams [2020] NSWCCA 348 R v Zerafa [2021] NSWDC 547 Re Clarkson [1986] VR 583 Sakhra v R [2021] NSWCCA 187 Shepherd v The Queen (1990) 170 CLR 573; [1990] HCA 56 United Mexican States v Cabal (2001) 209 CLR 165; [2001] HCA 60 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Proceedings 2021/00303738 Ian Michael Macdonald (Applicant) Regina (Crown)