R v Nellore [2022] NSWDC 333

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Nellore [2022] NSWDC 333 Hearing dates: 2 and 5 August 2022 Date of orders: 11 August 2022 Decision date: 11 August 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 146 Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – costs – application for certificate under Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) – proceeding discontinued after applicant's no bill submission – whether the complainant was very substantially lacking in credit – whether expert evidence would have assisted the applicant to establish an alibi on three counts – significance of no alibi notice being formally served – whether institution of proceeding unreasonable Legislation Cited: Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) ss 2, 3, 3A Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) ss 293A, 294, 294AA Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 91 Cases Cited: Beatson v R [2015] NSWCCA 17 Higgins v R (No.2) [2022] NSWCCA 82 Mahmoud v Western Australia (2008) 232 CLR 397 Mordaunt v DPP (2007) 171 A Crim R 510 R v Cardona [2002] NSWSC 823 R v Fesja (1995) 82 A Crim R 253 at 255 R v Markuleski (2000) 52 NSWLR 82 R v Moore [2015] NSWSC 1263 Steven Alan Cox v R (No.2) [2017] NSWCCA 129 Zhao v Bonheur Holdings Pty Ltd atf Bonheur Holdings Trust [2020] NSWSC 535 Category: Costs Parties: Mr R Nellore Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Strickland SC for the applicant Mr Hay for the ODPP