R v Ronald [2024] NSWChC 4

Children's Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Ronald [2024] NSWChC 4 Hearing dates: 29 February 2024 Date of orders: 24 April 2024 Decision date: 24 April 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Children's Magistrate Ford Decision: Evidence not admitted Catchwords: CHILDREN - Criminal Procedure - Voir dire - Admissibility of ERISP - Interviewing vulnerable people after legal advice Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Regulation 2016 (NSW) Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) Cases Cited: R v Coulstock (1998) 99 A Crim R 143 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 DPP (Vic) v T [2006] VSC 256 R v HG; R v WE (No 1) [2019] NSWSC 573 (24 July 2018) Fleming v R [2009] NSWCCA 233 Ridgeway v The Queen (1995) 184 CLR 19 Bin Sulaeman v R [2013] NSWCCA 283 Khamisi v R [2015] VSCA 355 Regina v Camilleri [2007] NSWCCA 36 Texts Cited: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, opened for signature 16 December 1966, 999 UNTS 171 (entered into force 23 March 1976) Category: Principal judgment Parties: The young person (Young Person) Rex (The Crown) Representation: Ms Mewing (Prosecutor) Mr Huxley (Young Person) File Number(s): 2023/00072504 Publication restriction: Pseudonyms have been used to protect the identity of the young person.