Koschier v R [2024] NSWCCA 24

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Koschier v R [2024] NSWCCA 24 Hearing dates: 2 February 2024 Date of orders: 26 February 2024 Decision date: 26 February 2024 Before: Bell CJ at [1]; Harrison CJ at CL at [76]; Chen J at [77] Decision: Leave to appeal refused. Catchwords: CRIME – Appeals – interlocutory appeal – decision to refuse a permanent stay – criterion for leave to appeal from interlocutory decision in criminal proceedings – whether leave to appeal should be granted – where applicant for stay had been found unfit to stand trial on the indictment pursuant to the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (NSW) – whether standard of appellate review is the correctness standard in light of the High Court's decision in GLJ v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Lismore [2023] HCA 32; (2023) 97 ALJR 857 – whether there was an error of principle and possibility or likelihood of substantial injustice CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – stay of proceedings – permanent – where permanent stay of proceedings sought on multiple bases including the Applicant's mental infirmity and forensic disadvantages arising out of delays in bringing the prosecution – whether "common humanity" test applies in cases where more than mental infirmity is relied upon to found an application for a permanent stay – whether sufficient weight given to the Applicant's mental infirmity – whether primary judge inappropriately weighed the forensic advantage accruing to the accused as a result of delays in bringing the prosecution against those accruing to the Crown Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) s 5F Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (NSW) ss 36, 54, 56, 59, 62, 63 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 6A and 67 Cases Cited: Age Co Ltd v Liu (2013) 82 NSWLR 268; [2013] NSWCA 26 Agius v The Queen (2011) 80 NSWLR 486; [2011] NSWCCA 119 Barton v R (1980) 147 CLR 75; [1980] HCA 48 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW (2006) 226 CLR 256; [2006] HCA 27 Be Financial Pty Ltd as Trustee for Be Financial Operations Trust v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 BTU v R [2023] NSWCCA 36 CBRE (V) Pty Limited v Trilogy Funds Management Limited (2021) 107 NSWLR 202; [2021] NSWCA 316 CM v Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Armidale [2023] NSWCA 313 DAO v The Queen (2011) 81 NSWLR 568; [2011] NSWCCA 63 Derley v R [2016] NSWCCA 60 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Knopp [2023] VSCA 315 Dupas v R (2010) 241 CLR 237; [2010] HCA 20 Finniss v New South Wales [2023] NSWCA 292 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 GLJ v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Lismore [2023] HCA 32; (2023) 97 ALJR 857 Gorman v McKnight [2020] NSWCA 20 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Jago v District Court of New South Wales (1989) 168 CLR 23; [1989] HCA 46 Jaycar Pty Ltd v Lombardo [2011] NSWCA 284 Kitchingman v R [2023] NSWCCA 4 La Rocca v R [2023] NSWCCA 45 Maules Creek Coal Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2023] NSWCCA 275 McDonald v R [2016] VSCA 304; (2016) 263 A Crim R 356 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW (2018) 264 CLR 541; [2018] HCA 30 Moti v R (2011) 245 CLR 456; [2011] HCA 50 Moubarak by his Tutor Coorey v Holt (2019) 100 NSWLR 218; [2019] NSWCA 102 Murakami v Wiryadi (2010) 109 NSWLR 39; [2010] NSWCA 7 O'Haire v Barnes, Chief Regulatory Officer, Natural Resources Access Regulator [2020] NSWCCA 19 Photios v Photios [2019] NSWCA 158; (2019) 372 ALR 264 Pound v R [2019] VSCA 279; (2019) 280 A Crim R 109 Queanbeyan City Council v Environment Protection Authority [2011] NSWCCA 108 R v Dinh [2000] NSWCCA 536; (2000) 120 A Crim R 42 R v Edwards [2009] HCA 20; (2009) 83 ALJR 717 R v Hakim (1989) 41 A Crim R 372 R v King (2003) 59 NSWLR 472; [2003] NSWCCA 399 R v Matovski (1989) 15 NSWLR 720 R v Moore (2015) 91 NSWLR 276; [2015] NSWCCA 316 R v Passmore (2021) 110 NSWLR 292; [2021] NSWCCA 201 R v RD [2016] NSWCCA 84 R v Steffan (1993) 30 NSWLR 633 R v Van Phu Ho (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 18 July 1994, unrep) R v WRC (2003) 59 NSWLR 273; [2003] NSWCCA 394 Ridgeway v The Queen (1995) 184 CLR 19; [19995] HCA 66 Rogers v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251; [1994] HCA 42 Rogerson v The Queen [2021] NSWCCA 160; (2021) 290 A Crim R 239 Rosamond v R [2022] NSWCCA 251 Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services v Smith (2017) 95 NSWLR 597; [2017] NSWCA 206 Soulos v Pagones [2023] NSWCA 243 Strickland (a pseudonym) v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (2018) 266 CLR 325; [2018] HCA 53 Subramaniam v R [2004] HCA 51; (2004) 79 ALJR 116 Sun v Chapman [2022] NSWCA 132 The Will of Gilbert (1946) 46 SR (NSW) 318 TS v R [2014] NSWCCA 174 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378; [1993] HCA 77 Warren v Coombes (1979) 142 CLR 531; [1979] HCA 9 Wigmans v AMP Ltd (2019) 103 NSWLR 543; [2019] NSWCA 243 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509; [1992] HCA 34 Texts Cited: M Douglas, Nygh's Conflict of Laws in Australia (10th ed, 2019, LexisNexis) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Anton Koschier (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: