R v Barrett [2024] NSWSC 433

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Barrett [2024] NSWSC 433 Hearing dates: 31 January 2024 (last written submission 29 February 2024) Date of orders: 24 April 2024 Decision date: 24 April 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: Application under the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) for a costs certificate is refused. Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Costs — Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) – blackmail – Plutus Payroll tax fraud – hung jury – legal aid refused for retrial – stay refused – discontinuation of proceedings by CDPP – credibility of witness – history as investigative journalist – whether if prosecution had all relevant facts it would have been reasonable to institute proceedings – application refused Legislation Cited: Commonwealth Constitution, ss 75(iii), 77(iii) Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW), ss 2, 3, 3A, 4 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 249K Criminal Code 1995 (Cth), s 400.3(1) Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 (NSW), s 7(2)(b) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 184 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth) Cases Cited: Chahal v Director of Public Prosecutions [2008] NSWCA 152; (2008) A Crim R 580 DAO v R (No 3) [2016] NSWCCA 282 Dietrich v The Queen (1992) 177 CLR 292; [1992] HCA 57 Higgins v R (No 2) [2022] NSWCCA 82 Honeysett v DPP [2023] NSWCCA 215 Macleod v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2002) 211 CLR 287; [2002] HCA 37 Mordaunt v Director of Public Prosecutions & Anor [2007] NSWCA 121; (2007) 171 A Crim R 510 Nadilo v Director of Public Prosecutions (1995) 35 NSWLR 738 R v Barrett (No 6) [2021] NSWSC 1342 R v Barrett (No 7) [2021] NSWSC 1349 R v Hausman; Hausman v R; R v Rostankovski; Rostankovski v R [2022] NSWCCA 24 R v John Fejsa (1995) 82 A Crim R 253 R v Jonathon Harold Manley (2000) 49 NSWLR 203; [2000] NSWCCA 196 R v Pavy (1997) 98 A Crim R 396 Rodden v R (2003) 112 NSWLR 162; [2023] NSWCCA 202 Solomons v District Court of NSW (2000) 211 CLR 119; [2002] HCA 47 Category: Costs Parties: Rex (Crown) Steven John Barrett (Applicant) Representation: Counsel: T McDonald SC (Crown) Dr G D Woods KC (Applicant)