Rodden v R [2023] NSWCCA 202

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Rodden v R [2023] NSWCCA 202 Hearing dates: 9 August 2023 Date of orders: 18 August 2023 Decision date: 18 August 2023 Before: Bell CJ; Leeming JA; Beech-Jones JA Decision: (1) Grant leave to the Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales to intervene. (2) Grant the applicant leave to appeal. (3) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: COURTS AND JUDGES — Jurisdiction — Supreme Court — whether decision to decline to grant a costs certificate pursuant to the Costs in Criminal Cases Act is an exercise of judicial or administrative power COURTS AND JUDGES — Jurisdiction — Supreme Court — where application for costs pursuant to Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) determined by trial judge in the Supreme Court — whether appeal lies to Court of Criminal Appeal pursuant to s 5F of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) — whether decision to decline application for costs certificate an interlocutory decision — whether decision to decline application for costs certificate is an order given or made in the proceeding for the prosecution of the offender on indictment CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Costs — Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 — where applicant's defence largely funded by legal aid — whether a legally aided applicant can recover costs pursuant to the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 — whether public policy considerations weigh against grant of certificate to legally aided applicants — whether Court should exercise residual discretion to decline to grant certificate to legally aided applicants CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Costs — Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 — whether it would have been unreasonable for a hypothetical prosecutor in possession of all the facts to institute proceedings against the applicant — no question of principle COSTS — Party/Party — Criminal cases — Statutory power to award costs — where applicant's defence largely funded by legal aid — whether a legally aided applicant can recover costs pursuant to the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 Legislation Cited: Commonwealth Constitution s 73 Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) ss 2-4 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) s 5F Customs Act 1901 (Cth) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) s 9(1) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) ss 68, 79 Legal Aid Commission Act 1979 (NSW) ss 3, 10-11, 14-17, 30, 34, 36, 39, 42, 43A, 44-46, 62-64, 67 Service and Execution of Process Act 1901 (Cth) s 16 Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) ss 17, 69, 101, Sch 3 Cases Cited: AB v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2014] NSWCA 122 Allerton v Director of Public Prosecutions (1991) 24 NSWLR 550 Alqudsi v Commonwealth of Australia; Alqudsi v R (2015) 91 NSWLR 92; [2015] NSWCA 351 Attorney-General (Cth) v Huynh [2023] HCA 13; (2023) 97 ALJR 298 Buttrose v Attorney General (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 221; (2015) 324 ALR 562 Carr v Finance Corporation of Australia Ltd (No. 1) (1981) 147 CLR 246; [1981] HCA 20 Chahal v Director of Public Prosecutions [2008] NSWCA 152; (2008) 185 A Crim R 580 Cheney v Spooner (1929) 41 CLR 532; [1929] HCA 12 Clark v Attorney General (NSW) [2020] NSWCA 70 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163; [1995] HCA 58 CSL Australia Pty Ltd v Formosa [2009] NSWCA 363; (2009) 261 ALR 441 El-Zayet v The Queen (2014) 88 NSWLR 556; [2014] NSWCCA 298 Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Ltd v District Court of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 172 GAR v Attorney General (NSW) (No 2) [2017] NSWCA 314 Grierson v The King (1938) 60 CLR 431; [1938] HCA 45 Gurnett v Macquarie Stevedoring Co Pty Ltd [No 2] (1956) 95 CLR 106; [1956] HCA 29 Gwozdecky v Director of Public Prosecutions (1992) 65 A Crim R 160 Hall v Nominal Defendant (1966) 117 CLR 423; [1966] HCA 36 Hazeldell Ltd v Commonwealth (1924) 34 CLR 442; [1924] HCA 36 Huynh v Attorney General (NSW) [2023] NSWCA 190 Julius v Lord Bishop of Oxford (1880) 5 App Cas 214 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Kowal v Zoccoli (2002) 4 VR 399; [2002] VSCA 100 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Liristis v Director of Public Prosecutions [2018] NSWCCA 196 Lodhi v Attorney General (NSW) [2013] NSWCA 433; (2013) 241 A Crim R 477 Mordaunt v Director of Public Prosecutions [2007] NSWCA 121; (2007) 171 A Crim R 510 Nadilo v Director of Public Prosecutions (1995) 35 NSWLR 738 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Patsalis v Attorney General (NSW) (2013) 85 NSWLR 463; [2013] NSWCA 343 R v Gray; Ex parte Marsh (1985) 157 CLR 351; [1985] HCA 67 R v Hannah Quinn (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 494 R v Johnston [2000] NSWCCA 197 R v King (2003) 59 NSWLR 472; [2003] NSWCCA 399 R v Manley (2000) 49 NSWLR 203; [2000] NSWCCA 196 R v Metal Trades Employers' Association; Ex parte Amalgamated Engineering Union, Australian Section (1951) 82 CLR 208; [1951] HCA 3 R v Pavia (1993) 67 A Crim R 364 R v Stuart Carrick (2003) 57 NSWLR 606; [2003] NSWSC 313 Ramskogler v Director of Public Prosecutions (1995) 82 A Crim R 128 Shepherd v Bowen (1986) 4 NSWLR 475 Sinkovich v Attorney General (NSW) (2013) 85 NSWLR 783; [2013] NSWCA 383 Smith v Cowell (1880) 6 QBD 75 Solomons v District Court of New South Wales (2002) 211 CLR 119; [2002] HCA 47 Varley v Attorney General (NSW) (1987) 8 NSWLR 30 Victoria Legal Aid v County Court of Victoria (2004) 9 VR 686; [2004] VSCA 113 Ward v Williams (1955) 92 CLR 496; [1955] HCA 4 Wentworth v Rogers (2006) 66 NSWLR 474; [2006] NSWCA 145 Zaghloul v Woodside Energy Ltd [2019] WASCA 187 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Simon Rodden (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: