Ming v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2022] NSWCA 209

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ming v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2022] NSWCA 209 Hearing dates: 12 May 2022 Date of orders: 19 October 2022 Decision date: 19 October 2022 Before: White JA at [1] Mitchelmore JA at [2] Kirk JA at [3] Decision: (1) The application is dismissed. (2) The applicant is to pay the respondent's costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Ground of review other than procedural fairness — Procedural error — Right to reasons — Inadequacy of reasons — Whether inadequacy of reasons on part of non-superior court amounts to jurisdictional error — Nature of judicial duty to give reasons — Where inadequacy of reasons does not constitute failure to deal with substantial and clearly articulated argument or other similar failure to exercise jurisdiction ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — failure to deal with substantial and clearly articulated argument — overlap with procedural fairness CRIME — Appeal and review — Appeal from Local Court to District Court — Whether constructive failure on part of District Court judge in performing appeal functions Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 192E(1)(b) Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), s 11 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 176 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 65 Cases Cited: AB v R [2022] NSWCCA 104 Bangura v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2020] NSWCA 138 Beale v Government Insurance Office (NSW) (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Campbelltown City Council v Vegan (2006) 67 NSWLR 372; [2006] NSWCA 284 Condon v Pompano Pty Ltd (2013) 252 CLR 38; [2013] HCA 7 Connell v Auckland City Council [1977] 1 NZLR 630 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163; [1995] HCA 58 CZA19 v Federal Circuit Court of Australia (2021) 285 FCR 447; [2021] FCAFC 57 Day v SAS Trustee Corporation [2021] NSWCA 71 DL v The Queen (2018) 266 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 26 Donges v Ratcliffe [1975] 1 NSWLR 501 Douglass v The Queen (2012) 86 ALJR 1086; [2012] HCA 34 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003) 77 ALJR 1088; [2003] HCA 26 Elias v DPP (2012) 222 A Crim R 286; [2012] NSWCA 302 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2018) 264 CLR 123; [2018] HCA 34 Huddart, Parker & Co Pty Ltd v Moorehead (1909) 8 CLR 330; [1909] HCA 36 Ibbotson (a pseudonym) v R [2020] NSWCCA 92 Kirk v Industrial Court (NSW) (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Stretton (2016) 237 FCR 1; [2016] FCAFC 11 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZMTA (2019) 264 CLR 421; [2019] HCA 3 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZRKT (2013) 212 FCR 99; [2013] FCA 317 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng (2001) 205 CLR 507; [2001] HCA 17 Mulder v Director of Public Prosecutions (2015) 250 A Crim R 154; [2015] NSWCA 92 Najdovski v Crnojlovic (2008) 72 NSWLR 728; [2008] NSWCA 175 Oakey Coal Action Alliance Inc v New Acland Coal Pty Ltd (2021) 272 CLR 33; [2021] HCA 2 Plaintiff M1/2021 v Minister for Home Affairs (2022) 96 ALJR 497; [2022] HCA 17 Pollard v RRR Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 110 PQR v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2020] NSWSC 731 Public Service Board of NSW v Osmond (1986) 159 CLR 656; [1986] HCA 7 Quinn v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (2021) 106 NSWLR 154; [2021] NSWCA 294 R v SKL; R v JY; R v XGL [2019] NSWCCA 43 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Palme (2003) 216 CLR 212; [2003] HCA 56 Sasterawan v Morris [2008] NSWCA 70 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 State of New South Wales v Kable (2013) 252 CLR 118; [2013] HCA 26 Toth v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2017] NSWCA 344 Wainohu v New South Wales (2011) 243 CLR 181; [2011] HCA 24 Waterways Authority v Fitzgibbon (2005) 79 ALJR 1816; [2005] HCA 57 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480; [2013] HCA 43 Texts Cited: Judicial Review of Administrative Action and Government Liability (7th edition, 2022, Thomson Reuters) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Leone Ming (Applicant)