NSW Police v Barker [2022] NSWLC 9

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: NSW Police v Barker [2022] NSWLC 9 Hearing dates: 2 December 2022 Date of orders: 5 December 2022 Decision date: 05 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Nash LCM Decision: Sequence 1 dismissed – verdict: not guilty Sequence 2 dismissed – verdict: not guilty Sequence 3 dismissed – verdict: not guilty Catchwords: Crime – sequence 1: enter inclosed lands - whether accused had implied consent or a lawful excuse to enter land – existence of implied licence at common law to enter land – availability of 'claim of right' defence – sequence 2: malicious damage – whether evidence sufficient to sustain proof of the offence – prosecutor concedes charge not sustainable - sequence 3: intimidation – whether accused intended to cause fear of physical or mental harm – whether accused's conduct amounted to 'intimidation' – availability of 'claim of right' defence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 Inclosed Lands Protection Act 1091 Cases Cited: Awad v The Queen; Tambakakis v The Queen [2022] HCA 36 De Silva v The Queen (2019) 268 CLR 57 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Chaheh [2017] NSWSC 1061 Fuge v R [2001] NSWCCA 208 Liberato v The Queen (1985) 159 CLR 507 Macleod v R (2003) 214 CLR 230 P E v M U [2010] NSWDC 2 R v Bedford (2007) SASR 514 R v Grant (2002) 55 NSWLR 80 R v Murray (1987) 11 NSWLR 12 R v Steele [2022] NSWDC 603 Roy v O'Neil [2020] HCA 45 Veira v Cook [2021] NSWCA 302 Walden v Hensler (1987) 163 CLR 561 at 591 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: NSW Police (Prosecutor) Nathan Barker (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: N/A