R v Mehajer (No. 3) [2023] NSWDC 197

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Mehajer (No. 3) [2023] NSWDC 197 Hearing dates: 01 June 2023 Date of orders: 01 June 2023 Decision date: 01 June 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: (1) Refuse the application for the adjournment of the trial for the applicant to investigate the availability of a witness to speak to the possibility of manipulation of the images in Exhibit X (2) Refuse the application for the issue of subpoenae for the production of documents by the complainant, and for her attendance to give further evidence (3) Refuse the application for release Catchwords: CRIME — Bail — Release application CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Subpoena — Application refused CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial — Application to adjourn trial to investigate availability of witness Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: Callaghan v R [2006] NSWCCA 58 R v Mehajer [2023] NSWCCA 98 R v Mehajer (No 2) [2023] NSWDC 151 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Salim Mehajer (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ken Gilson (Crown Prosecutor) Salim Mehajer (Self-represented)

Solicitors: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) File Number(s): 2020/00369490 & 2021/00016899 Publication restriction: Non-publication order over the identity of the complainant or of any information which may cause her identity to be ascertained