R v Fernando & Ors (No 1); Re a young person [2022] NSWSC 1535

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Fernando & Ors (No 1); Re a young person [2022] NSWSC 1535 Hearing dates: 15 July 2022 Date of orders: 19 July 2022 Decision date: 19 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Fullerton J Decision: The young person is excused from giving evidence in the trial of close relatives. Catchwords: Application by young person to be relieved of giving evidence in the trial Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Court Suppression and Non-Publication Act 2010 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: DPP v Nicholls [2010] VSC 397 Fletcher v R [2015] VSCA 146 R v A2; R v KM; R v Vaziri (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 1306 R v BO [2012] NSWDC 195 R v Flentjar (No 2) [208] NSWSC 648 R v Rogerson; R v McNamara (No 1) [2015] NSWSC 592 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: The Crown Leslie David Fernando (Accused) David Richard Beale (Accused) SG (Accused) Lionel Charles McGrady (Accused) Michael Thomas Porter (Accused) JOS (Accused) Shane Keith Weatherall (Accused) Representation: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) Macquarie Law Group (Accused Fernando) Rivera Legal (Accused Beale) Ryan Payten Le (Accused SG) McWilliams Lawyers (Accused McGrady) Lisa De Luca & Co (Accused Porter) Andrews Solicitors (Accused JOS) Streeton Lawyers (Accused Weatherall) File Number(s): 2020/185995 2020/309668 2020/193673 2020/185963 2020/186020 2020/192380 2020/185899