R v Hansen [2022] NSWDC 746

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hansen [2022] NSWDC 746 Hearing dates: 5 - 8 September 2022 Date of orders: 8 September 2022 Decision date: 16 September 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Coleman SC DCJ Decision: See [161] Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – evidence – case management orders – statutory disclosure requirements – failure to comply with disclosure requirements – application to exclude evidence – relevant considerations – prejudice – evidence excluded – other procedural rulings Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) ss 134, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 146, 148, 294CB Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 137, 192A Cases Cited: R v Al Batat & Ors (No 6) [2020] NSWSC 1079 R v Rice (No 4) [2014] NSWSC 1525 R v Sharpe (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 22 R v Steele [2021] NSWCCA 74. Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Michael John Hansen (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr S Morrison (Solicitor Advocate – Crown) Ms R Mitchell (Defendant)

Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Hugo Law Group (Defendant) File Number(s): 2020/00336591 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s 578A of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), there is a statutory non-publication order in regard to any matter which identifies the complainant, or which is likely to lead to the identification of the complainant, anonymised in these reasons as EW.