Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Van Gestal [2022] NSWSC 973

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Van Gestal [2022] NSWSC 973 Hearing dates: 19 July 2022 Date of orders: 21 July 2022 Decision date: 22 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Garling J Decision: See [161] Catchwords: CRIME — bail — detention application — application made following conviction and before sentencing — consideration of section 22B of the Bail Act 2013 — whether the accused person will be sentenced to imprisonment to be served by full-time detention — whether special or exceptional circumstances exist STATUTORY INTERPRETATION — legislative purpose — where meaning of provision ambiguous in the context in which it appears — construction which promotes purpose of provision preferred Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 Pt 3, Divs 2, 2A, ss 3, 32, 49, 50, 66(2) Bail Regulation 2021 r 45 Crimes Act 1900 Pt 3, Div 10, ss 61E(1), 61M(1), 76 Crimes (Amendment) Act 1989 Sch 1 cl 2 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 ss 5, 25AA, 67 Crimes (Sexual Assaults) Amendment Act 1981 Sch 1 cl 8 Criminal Legislation Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse) Act 2018 Sch 1 cl 7 Interpretation Act 1987 s 33 Cases Cited: Bobbi v R [2021] NSWCCA 44 Carnaby v The Queen [2021] NSWCCA 203 CCM Holdings Trust Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2013] NSWSC 1072 Chu Kheng Lim v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1992) 176 CLR 1; [1992] HCA 64 CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 384; [1997] HCA 2 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Day [2022] NSWSC 938 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Duncan [2022] NSWSC 927 El-Hilli and Melville v R [2015] NSWCCA 146 Esso Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Workers' Union (2017) 263 CLR 551; [2017] HCA 54 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd (2012) 250 CLR 503; [2012] HCA 55 Lodhi v R [2006] NSWCCA 121 Maxwell v Murphy (1957) 96 CLR 261; [1957] HCA 7 MCP Muswellbrook Pty Ltd v Deutsche Bank (Asia) AG (1988) 12 NSWLR 16 Minister for Home Affairs v Benbrika [2021] HCA 4; 95 ALJR 166 Momcilovic v The Queen (2011) 245 CLR 1; [2011] HCA 34 R v Obbens [2022] NSWCCA 109 R v Williams [2020] NSWCCA 348 Robertson v City of Nunawading [1973] VR 819 Stephens v R [2021] NSWCCA 152 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2017) 262 CLR 362; [2017] HCA 34 Taylor v Owners – Strata Plan No 11564 (2014) 253 CLR 531; [2014] HCA 9 Texts Cited: Not applicable Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Applicant) Robert Van Gastel (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Kotsis (Applicant) S Schaudin (Respondent)