Edwards v State of New South Wales [2022] NSWCA 187

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Edwards v State of New South Wales [2022] NSWCA 187 Hearing dates: 9 August 2022 Date of orders: 26 September 2022 Decision date: 26 September 2022 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Gleeson JA at [102]; Kirk JA at [103] Decision: (1) Application by Mr Edwards to adduce further evidence on appeal dismissed with costs. (2) Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs. (3) Appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: TORTS — false imprisonment — matters known to prosecutor after conclusion of applicant's electronic interview with police justified his continued detention following earlier lawful arrest TORTS — malicious prosecution — whether officer-in-charge continued to act as a "prosecutor" after case transferred to DPP — absence of reasonable and probable cause not demonstrated — malice not established as no basis for concluding that prosecutor acted other than appropriately to invoke criminal justice system Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 166 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW), s 99 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 75A, 101(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 51.18(1) Cases Cited: A v State of New South Wales (2007) 230 CLR 500; [2007] HCA 10 Akins v National Australia Bank (1994) 34 NSWLR 155 Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 Beckett v New South Wales (2013) 248 CLR 432; [2013] HCA 17 Clavel v Savage [2013] NSWSC 775 Commonwealth Life Assurance Ltd v Brain (1935) 53 CLR 343; [1935] HCA 30 Dogramaci v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2022] NSWCA 83 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 HD v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 85 Herniman v Smith [1938] AC 305 Holgate-Mohammed v Duke [1984] AC 437 Hyder v The Commonwealth (2012) 217 A Crim R 571; [2012] NSWCA 336 Martin v Watson [1996] AC 74 Mohareb v Saratoga Marine Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 235 R v Rondo [2001] NSWCCA 540; (2001) 126 A Crim R 562 Sahade v Bischoff [2015] NSWCA Searle v Commonwealth of Australia (2019) 100 NSWLR 55; [2019] NSWCA 127 Secretary of the Department of Planning, Industry and the Environment v Blacktown City Council [2021] NSWCA 145 Stanizzo v Fregnan; Stanizzo v Badarne; Stanizzo v State of New South Wales [2021] NSWCA 195 State of New South Wales v Landini [2010] NSWCA 157 State of New South Wales v Randall [2017] NSWCA 88 Williams v The Queen (1986) 161 CLR 278; [1986] HCA 88 Wood v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 1247 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Matthew Edwards (Appellant) State of New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Self-represented (Appellant) A Williams / T Buterin (Respondent)