Z (a pseudonym) v R [2022] NSWCCA 8

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Z (a pseudonym) v R [2022] NSWCCA 8 Hearing dates: 5 November 2021 Date of orders: 2 February 2022 Decision date: 02 February 2022 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Brereton JA at [52]; Beech-Jones CJ at CL at [53] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – application for leave to appeal against conviction – whether verdicts unreasonable – principles to be applied – open to the jury to be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt CRIME – appeals – application for leave to appeal against conviction – whether verdicts inconsistent – verdicts able to be reconciled on a logical and reasonable basis – acquittals not necessarily attributable only or principally to doubt about the complainant's credibility CRIME – statutory non-publication order on disclosure of identity of victim – s 578A Crimes Act – no appeal against convictions at trial of prescribed sexual offences Legislation Cited: Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), s 13(1)Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 37(1), 59(1), 61, 61I, 61L, s 578A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5, 6 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 3, 290 Cases Cited: BF v R [2019] NSWCCA 321 DS v R [2021] NSWCCA 52 Holloway v R [2017] NSWCCA 17 JC v R [2021] NSWCCA 254 Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439; [1997] HCA 56 Libke v The Queen (2007) 230 CLR 559; [2007] HCA 30 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 MacKenzie v The Queen (1996) 190 CLR 348; [1996] HCA 35 MFA v The Queen (2002) 213 CLR 606; [2002] HCA 53 MG v R [2017] NSWCCA 14 Nguyen v R [2017] NSWCCA 145 Pell v The Queen (2020) 268 CLR 123; [2020] HCA 12 Prasad v R [2020] NSWCCA 349 R v Baden-Clay (2016) 258 CLR 308; [2016] HCA 35 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82; [2001] NSWCCA 290 R v TK (2009) 74 NSWLR 299; [2009] NSWCCA 151 RD (a pseudonym) v R [2021] NSWCCA 94 Vasilevski v R [2019] NSWCCA 277 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Z (a pseudonym) (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Smith (Applicant) G Newton / C Akthar (Respondent)