R v Abdaly; R v Hosseinishoja (No 5) [2022] NSWSC 1657

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Abdaly; R v Hosseinishoja (No 5) [2022] NSWSC 1657 Hearing dates: 08, 09, 18 November, 06 December 2022 Date of orders: 06 December 2022 Decision date: 06 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Hamill J Decision: (1) Revoke the interim non-publication orders made on 9 November 2022 and varied on 18 November 2022. (2) Pursuant to section 7 of the Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 ("the Act"), there will be a non-publication order (as defined in s 3 of the Act) over the names and nick-names of the following persons, but only as it relates to their alleged or admitted involvement in the killing of Nikola Srbin or mention of their names in the evidence at the trial of the accused Sayed Abdaly and Seyed Hosseinishoja: (a) Abuzar Sultani, (b) Sayed Abdaly, (c) Seyed Hosseinishoja, (d) Mirwais Danishyer, (e) Siar Munshizada, and (f) Joshua Baines. (3) The order does not apply to publication of the Court's judgments on Caselaw NSW and similar legal websites. (4) The order is made on the ground that the order is necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice. (5) For the purpose of s 11 of the Act, the non-publication order will apply throughout the Commonwealth of Australia. (6) For the purpose of s 12 of the Act, the non-publication order will expire: (a) at the conclusion of the criminal group trial currently listed to commence in the District Court on 17 April 2023, or (b) upon the making of an order under s 132 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) that the criminal group trial be a trial by judge alone, whichever event occurs sooner. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – non-publication orders – test of necessity – where accused and others have related trials listed next year – background of sensational media coverage – previous trials – previous non-publication orders – collision between fundamental principles – open justice – right to fair trial – orders made calculated to achieve minimum interference with open justice Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), ss 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 132 Cases Cited: Fairfax Digital Australia and New Zealand v Ibrahim (2012) 263 FCR 211; [2012] NSWCCA 125 Gilbert v The Queen (2000) 201 CLR 414; [2000] HCA 15 Hogan v Australian Crime Commission (2010) 240 CLR 651; [2010] HCA 21 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v District Court of New South Wales (2004) 61 NSWLR 344; [2004] NSWCA 324 Munshizada v R; Baines v R; Danishyar v R; Hosseinishoja v R; Shekeb v R; Sultani v R; Abdaly v R [2021] NSWCCA 307 Nationwide News Pty Limited v Qaumi (2016) 93 NSWLR 384; [2016] NSWCCA 97 R v Abdaly; R v Hosseinishoja (No 3) [2022] NSWSC 1511 R v Glennon (1992) 173 CLR 592; [1992] HCA 16 R v Horsham Justices, ex parte Farquharson [1982] 1 QB 762 R v Jamal (2008) 72 NSWLR 258; [2008] NSWCCA 177 R v Qaumi & Ors (No 15) (Non-publication order) [2016] NSWSC 318 R v Sultani; R v Munshizada; R v Baines; R v Danishyar [2021] NSWSC 1654 R v Sultani; R v Munshizada; R v Baines; R v Danishyar (Non-publication orders) [2021] NSWSC 1611 Rinehart v Welker (2011) 93 NSWLR 311; [2011] NSWCA 403 Sultani v R; Shekeb v R; Abdaly v R; MD v R; Baines v R; Munshizada v R; Hosseinishoja v R [2021] NSWCCA 301 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rex (Plaintiff) Sayed Anush Abdaly (Defendant) Seyed Amirmohammad Hosseinishoja (Defendant) Abuzar Sultani (Interested party) Joshua Baines (Interested party) Mirwais Danishyar (Interested party) Commissioner of the NSW Police Force (Interested party) Representation: Counsel: D Patch (Rex) M Cunneen SC with L Dive (Abdaly) G Brady SC (Hosseinishoja) P Lange (Sultani, Baines and Danishyar) A Hill (Commissioner of the NSW Police Force)