Anwar v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2022] NSWCCA 226

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Anwar v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2022] NSWCCA 226 Hearing dates: 18 October 2022 Date of orders: 18 October 2022 Decision date: 21 October 2022 Before: Davies J at [1]; Hamill J at [2]; McNaughton J at [27] Decision: (1) Release application granted (2) Conditional bail granted Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – release application – sophisticated fraud and money laundering offences – extensive criminal network – applicant's role limited – modest community ties – consideration of bail concerns – whether unacceptable risk – length of remand – onerous conditions capable of mitigating risk – conditional bail granted – no question of principle Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 (NSW), ss 17, 18, 19, 20A(2), 49, 67(1)(e) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 93T(1), 193B(1), 193C(2) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 5 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), Ch 3 Pt 2, ss 65-81 Local Court Practice Note Comm 2 (14 March 2018), cll 8.1, 9.2 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Muhammad Adeel Anwar (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G James KC and S Orman-Hales (Applicant) E Nicholson (Respondent)

Solicitors: One Group Legal (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/260135 Publication restriction: Redactions made to anonymise unique personal identifiers Decision under review Court or tribunal: Supreme Court Jurisdiction: Common Law Division Date of Decision: 23 August 2022 Before: Chen J File Number(s): 2022/212304