Hinchley v R [2023] NSWDC 18

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hinchley v R [2023] NSWDC 18 Hearing dates: 31 January 2023 Date of orders: 08 February 2023 Decision date: 08 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Scotting DCJ Decision: (1) Appeal against conviction dismissed. (2) I confirm the orders imposed by the Magistrate. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeal and review — Appeal from Local Court to District Court — By person convicted against conviction - failure to comply with annual reporting obligation Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Regulation 2015 (NSW) Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 Interpretation Act 1987 Cases Cited: AG v Director of Public Prosecutions [2015] NSWCA 218 Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenuew (Northern Territory) (2009) 239 CLR 27 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters v Cross (2012) 87 ALJR 131 Ex parte Clubb v Westpac Banking Corporation (1990) 93 ALR 123 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd (2012) 250 CLR 503 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 Gianoutsas v Glykis [2006] NSWCCA 137 Lumney v Director of Public Prosecutions [2021] NSWCA 186 McNab v Director of Public Prosecutions [2021] NSWCA 298 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Re Bolton; Ex Parte Beane (1987) 162 CLR 514 Taylor v Owners of Strata Plan 11564 (2014) 253 CLR 531 Unions NSW v New South Wales (2019) 264 CLR 595 Texts Cited: Herzfeld and Prince, Interpretation, 2nd edition, Thomson Reuters, 2020, Sydney. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Marcus Hinchley v Rex Representation: Counsel: J Martin (Appellant)