Toth v State of New South Wales [2022] NSWDC 263

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Toth v State of New South Wales [2022] NSWDC 263 Hearing dates: 20, 21, 22, 23 and 27 June 2022 Date of orders: 14 July 2022 Decision date: 14 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Weber SC DCJ Decision: See [182] Catchwords: TORT – claims for false imprisonment, assault, battery and malicious prosecution Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 91L Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW), Part 9; ss 99, 105, 114, 230 and 231 Summary Offences Act 1988 (NSW), s 4 Cases Cited: A v New South Wales (2007) 230 CLR 500 Beckett v New South Wales (2013) 248 CLR 432; [2013] HCA 17 Collins v Wilcock [1984] 3 All ER 374 Croucher v Cachia (2016) 95 NSWLR 117 Johnstone v Sutton (1786) 1 TR 510 Lindley v Rutter [1981] QB 128 Rixon v Star City Pty Ltd (2001) 53 NSWLR 98 State of New South Wales v Le [2017] NSWCA 290 State of New South Wales v McMaster (2015) 91 NSWLR 666; [2015] NSWCA 228 State of New South Wales v Ouhammi (2019) 101 NSWLR 160; [2019] NSWCA 225 Symes v Mahon [1922] SASR 447 The Queen v Phillips (1971) 45 ALJR 467 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Andrew Toth (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Self-Represented: Plaintiff

Counsel: Ms G Keesing (Defendant)