R v Price; R v Rahim; R v Rizk; R v Taufahema (No 7) [2024] NSWSC 453

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Price; R v Rahim; R v Rizk; R v Taufahema (No 7) [2024] NSWSC 453 Hearing dates: 29 November 2023 Date of orders: 29 November 2023 Decision date: 06 May 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McNaughton J Decision: The Court makes the following orders: (1) Item 260 of Exhibit C is only admissible against the accused Rizk and the accused Rahim. (2) Item 263 of Exhibit C is only admissible against the accused Rizk and the accused Price. (3) Item 293 of Exhibit C is only admissible against the accused Rizk and the accused Rahim. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – evidence – admissibility of evidence – whether intercepted messages and phone calls are admissible against each of the accused – s 135(b) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) – evidence only admissible against particular accused – probative value substantially outweighed by the danger that the evidence might be confusing Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 87,135 Cases Cited: Ahern v The Queen (1988) 165 CLR 87; [1988] HCA 39 Davidovic v R [1990] FCA 718; (1990) 51 Crim R 197 R v Chai (1992) 27 NSWLR 153 R v Dinh [2000] NSWCCA 536 R v Dolding [2018] NSWCCA 127; (2018) 100 NSWLR 314 R v Louden (1995) 37 NSWLR 683 R v Masters (1992) 26 NSWLR 450 Regina (Cth) v Baladjam [No 19] [2008] NSWSC 1441 Tripodi v The Queen (1961) 104 CLR 1 Tsang v DPP (Cth) [2011] VSCA 336; (2011) 255 FLR 41 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Rex (Crown) Lisa Anne Price (Accused) Bilal Rahim (Accused) Sherene Rizk (Accused) Viliami Bui Taufahema (Accused) Representation: Counsel: K Ratcliffe (Crown) T Quilter (Lisa Anne Price) M Hobart SC (Bilal Rahim) N Carroll (Sherene Rizk) A Evers (Viliami Bui Taufahema)