Hanna v Director of Public Prosecutions [2022] NSWDC 491

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hanna v Director of Public Prosecutions [2022] NSWDC 491 Hearing dates: 18 October 2022 Date of orders: 21 October 2022 Decision date: 21 October 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Appeal upheld – conviction set aside – appellant found Not Guilty. For orders see [62]. Catchwords: All grounds appeal – possess child abuse material – application to adduce fresh evidence - statutory interpretation – consideration of what constitutes "offensive" material in context of child abuse material as per s91FB – standards of morality, decency and propriety. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2021 Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Charara v R (2006) 164 A Crim R 39; [2006] NSWCCA 244 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Presnell [2022] NSWCCA 146 Lunney v DPP (2021) 105 NSWLR 236; [2021] NSWCCA 186 McNab v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2021] NSWCA 298, (2021) 106 NSWLR 430. Monis v R; Droudis v R 256 FLR 28; [2011] NSWCCA 231. Monis v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 92; [2013] HCA 4 NSW Police Force v X [2014] NSWLC 23 R v Gillard (1999) 105 A Crim R 479; [1999] NSWCCA 21 R v Silva (2009) 232 FLR 444; [2009] ACTSC 108 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hanna v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) Representation: Crown: Ms L Goodwin