R v TH; R v MT; R v ME; R v MC (Costs) [2024] NSWDC 14

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v TH; R v MT; R v ME; R v MC (Costs) [2024] NSWDC 14 Hearing dates: 11 December 2023 Date of orders: 09 February 2024 Decision date: 09 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: McHugh SC DCJ Decision: See [128] Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – costs – application for certificate under the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) – joint trial of four co-accused – whether Crown witness very substantially lacking in credit – whether costs are apportionable under the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 Legislation Cited: Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) ss 2, 3, 3A Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) s 13 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 59(2), 93GA(1B), 93T(1), 93T(4A) Cases Cited: Allerton v Director of Public Prosecutions (1991) 24 NSWLR 559-560 Constantinidis v The Queen [2022] NSWCCA 248 Field v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2010] NSWDC 144; (2010) 11 DCLR(NSW) 74 Higgins v R (No 2) [2022] NSWCCA 82 KRM v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 221 Mordaunt v Director of Public Prosecutions (2007) 171 A Crim R 510 R v Cardona [2002] NSWSC 823 R v Dunne (Supreme Court (NSW), Hunt J, 17 May 1990, unrep) R v Johnston [2000] NSWCCA 197 R v Krishna [1999] NSWSC 525 R v Manley (2000) 49 NSWLR 203 R v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82 R v Martinez [2023] NSWDC 552 R v Murray (1987) 11 NSWLR 12 R v Quinn (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 494 R v TH; R v MT; R v ME; R v MC (District Court (NSW), McHugh SC DCJ, 14 June 2023, unrep) R v TH; R v MT; R v ME; R v MC (District Court (NSW), McHugh SC DCJ, 22 May 2023, unrep) The Treasurer State of New South Wales v Iannelli [1999] NSWCA 15 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Costs Parties: Rex (Crown) TH (Defendant/Applicant) MT (Defendant/Applicant) ME (Defendant/Applicant) MC (Defendant/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: Mr R Cooley for the Crown Mr A Cassels for TH Dr B Glennon for MT Mr A Metcalfe for ME Mr R Rajalingam for MC