R v Bigatton (No 4) [2023] NSWDC 458

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Bigatton (No 4) [2023] NSWDC 458 Hearing dates: 23 October 2023 Decision date: 27 October 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Newlinds SC DCJ Decision: The Accused's application for a stay of proceedings is dismissed Catchwords: Criminal – stay application – Abuse of process – Miscarriage of justice – Foredoomed to fail – No admissible evidence – Proper construction of definition of Managed Investment Scheme in s 9 of the Corporations Act – Failure of Crown to call material witness – Oppression Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 601ED(5), 91(B)(1), 1311(1) Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987, s 39A Cases Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Comcash Pty Ltd & Ors [2004] QSC 479 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Great Northern Developments Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1087 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v MyWealth Manager Financial Services Pty Ltd (No 3) [2020] FCA 1035 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Takaran Pty Ltd Baskerville v Skene [2023] QSC 31 Brookfield Multiplex Limited v International Litigation Funding Partners Pty Limited (No 3) [2009] FCA 450 Burton v Arcus [2006] WASCA 71 Dupas v The Queen (2010) 241 CLR 2 Ho v R [2023] NSWCCA 245 Jago v District Court (NSW) (1989) 168 CLR 23 LCM Funding (2022) 292 FCR 169 National Australia Bank Limited v Norman (2009) 180 FCR 169 R v Bigatton (No 3) [2023] NSWDC 290 R v Blackett [2018] NSWCCA 114 R v Glennon (1992) R v WRC (2003) 59 NSWLR 273 RM v The Queen (2012) 221 A Crim R 465 Subramaniam v The Queen (2004) 79 ALJR 116 Tony Strickland (a pseudonym)& Ors v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [2018] HCA 53 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Rex (Crown) John Louis Anthony Bigatton (Accused) Representation: Counsel: A N Williams with M Clifford-O'Sullivan (Crown)