R v Dougas; R v Read; R v Linke (No 4) [2022] NSWSC 51

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Dougas; R v Read; R v Linke (No 4) [2022] NSWSC 51 Hearing dates: 1 February 2022 Decision date: 03 February 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: Finding made Catchwords: CRIME — Federal offences — Conspiracy — bribing a foreign public official — elements of offence — whether crown required to identify foreign public official STATUTORY INTERPRETATION — Extrinsic materials — Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth), s 15AB — use of second reading speech — use of external report on implementation of convention STATUTORY INTERPRETATION — Legislative history — where subsequent amendment was made to clarify interpretive question or rectify deficiency in original enactment STATUTORY INTERPRETATION — Treaties — Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions STATUTORY INTERPRETATION — Legislative purpose — Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth), s 15AA — where purpose is found in Convention STATUTORY INTERPRETATION — Extrinsic materials — Judicial interpretation — where no domestic jurisprudence — where limited international jurisprudence Legislation Cited: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth), ss 15AA, 15AB Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (S.C. 1998 c. 34) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 193C Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Act 2015 (Cth) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), ss 11.5, 70.1, 70.2, 70.3, 141.1 Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (Northern Territory) (2009) 239 CLR 27; [2009] HCA 41 Allina Pty Ltd v Federal Commission of Taxation (1991) 28 FCR 203 CIC Insurance v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 384 at 408; [1997] HCA 2 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Brady [2016] VSC 334; (2016) 346 FLR 1 Grain Elevators Board (Vic) v Dunmunkle Shire (1946) 73 CLR 70; [1946] HCA 13 K & S Lake City Freighters Pty Ltd v Gordon & Gotch Ltd (1985) 157 CLR 309; [1985] HCA 48 Karigar v The Queen [2017] SCCA 385 Lin v R [2015] NSWCCA 204; (2015) 253 A Crim R 1 Plaintiff S157/2002 v The Commonwealth (2003) 211 CLR 476; [2002] HCA 2 Povey v Qantas Airways Ltd (2005) 223 CLR 189; [2005] HCA 33 R v Masters; R v Richards; R v Wunderlich (1992) 26 NSWLR 450 R v Saffron (1988) 17 NSWLR 395 SAS Trustee Corporation v Miles (2018) 265 CLR 137; [2018] HCA 55 The Queen v A2 (2019) 269 CLR 507; [2019] HCA 35 The Queen v Holliday (2017) 260 CLR 650; [2017] HCA 35 The Queen v Karigar 2013 ONSC 5199 WGC v The Queen (2007) 233 CLR 66; [2007] HCA 58 Xue v R [2021] NSWCCA 270 Texts Cited: Commonwealth, Parliamentary Debates, House of Representatives, 3 June 1999 Commonwealth, Parliamentary Debates, House of Representatives, 19 March 2015 Explanatory Memorandum, Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Act 2015 (Cth) OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions OECD Foreign Bribery Report - An analysis of the Crime of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials, 2014 Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, 16th Report OECD Convention on Combating Bribery and Draft Implementing Legislation, June 1998 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Proceedings 2018/150442 Regina Paul Peter Dougas (Accused)