R v Okusitino; R v Lavulo; R v Iongi [2024] NSWSC 143

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Okusitino; R v Lavulo; R v Iongi [2024] NSWSC 143 Hearing dates: 14 and 15 February 2024 Date of orders: 15 February 2024 Decision date: 15 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Dhanji J Decision: Bail granted with conditions for all applicants. Catchwords: CRIME – bail – release applications – show cause – unacceptable risk – bail concerns – Operation Ironside – AN0M devices – applications heard together – significant common features resulting substantial overlap in the arguments – not an invitation to arbitrary decision-making – not open to ignore statements of principle when not convenient – AN0M evidence issue - Bail Act 2013 (NSW), s 74 – show cause test – unacceptable risk test – home detention conditions – electronic monitoring condition – bail granted with conditions Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Code (Cth) Telecommunication (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (Cth) Cases Cited: Barr (a pseudonym) v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2018] NSWCA 47 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Saadieh [2021] NSWCCA 232 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Tikomaimaleya [2015] NSWCA 83 Iongi v R [2022] NSWCCA 42 R v Cain (No 1) [2001] NSWSC 116; (2001) 121 A Crim R 365 R v TB (2023) 376 FLR 69; [2023] SASC 45 R v TB (No 3) [2023] SASC 61 Simpson v R [2021] NSWCCA 264 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Rex (Crown) Mohenoa Okusitino (Applicant) Edward Lavulo (Applicant) Otenilli Iongi (Applicant) Representation: Counsel: A McGrath (Crown) A Djemal SC (Applicants)