Belkheir v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2023] NSWSC 1233

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Belkheir v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2023] NSWSC 1233 Hearing dates: 4 October 2023 Date of orders: 18 October 2023 Decision date: 18 October 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wilson J Decision: (1) Insofar as it is required, leave is granted to file in court on 4 October 2023 the Third Further Amended Summons; (2) Third Further Amended Summons is dismissed; (3) Subject to order (4) costs in favour of the first defendant; (4) If any party seeks any different order as to costs, any evidence and written submissions in support, with a total page limit of 5 A4 pages, are to be filed and served by 25 November 2023 by the requesting party; with any evidence or submission in reply to be filed 7 days thereafter by the opposing party, similarly limited to 5 pages. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 (NSW) Cases Cited: Barton v The Queen (1980) 147 CLR 75; [1980] HCA 48 Belkheir v Director of Public Prosecutions (Supreme Court (NSW), 9 September 2022, unrep) Camelo-Gomez v R [2022] NSWCCA 108 Carroll v Attorney-General for New South Wales (1993) 70 A Crim R 162 Chief Executive Officer of Customs v Jiang (2011) 111 FCR 395; [2001] FCA 145 Chow v Director of Public Prosecutions (1992) 28 NSWLR 593 Darwiche v R [2011] NSWCCA 62 Dawson v R [2021] NSWCCA 117 Dupas v The Queen (2010) 241 CLR 237; [2010] HCA 20 HO v R [2023] NSWCCA 245 Iqbal v R [2012] NSWCCA 72 Jago v The District Court of New South Wales (1989) 168 CLR 239; [1989] HCA 58 Johnston v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2021] NSWSC 333 Kolalich v DPP (NSW) (1991) 173 CLR 222; [1991] HCA 47 Landrey v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2022] NSWCA 211 Moevao v. Department of Labour [1980] 1 NZLR 464 Parisienne Basket Shoes Pty Ltd v Whyte (1938) 59 CLR 369; [1938] HCA 7 PM v The Queen (2007) 232 CLR 370; [2007] HCA 49 R v Davis (1995) 81 ALR 156 R v FMD [2002] NSWCCA 14 R v Geoghegan [1999] NSWCCA 20 R v H (2002) 132 A Crim R 551; [2002] NSWCCA 355 R v Kenny [2000] NSWCCA 364 R v RD [2016] NSWCCA 84 R v Tolmie (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 7 December 1994, unrep) R v VPH (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 4 March 1994, unrep) Re Rozenes; Ex parte Burd (1994) 68 ALJR 372 Seymour v Attorney-General (Cth) (1984) 4 FCR 498 The Queen v Glennon (1992) 173 CLR; [1992] HCA 16 592 Woodhouse v Director of Public Prosecutions [2015] NSWCA 40 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378; [1993] HCA 77 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sacha Belkheir (Plaintiff) (self-represented) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (First Defendant) Local Court of New South Wales (Second Defendant – submitting appearance) Representation: Counsel: E Jones (First Defendant)