Majumdar v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2024] NSWCA 117

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Majumdar v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2024] NSWCA 117 Hearing dates: 6 May 2024 Date of orders: 20 May 2024 Decision date: 20 May 2024 Before: Gleeson JA at [1] Mitchelmore JA at [64] Adamson JA at [65] Decision: (1) Dismiss the summons filed 16 February 2024. (2) Order the applicant to pay the first respondent's costs. Catchwords: CRIME — Apprehended violence orders — Variation or revocation — Where application to revoke AVO filed prior to expiry of order but heard in Local Court after order had expired — Whether Local Court had jurisdiction to vary or revoke AVO once order had expired STATUTORY INTERPRETATION — Meaning of word "revoke" — Application to revoke final AVO made under Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), s 73 CIVIL PROCEDURE — Jurisdiction — Judicial review — Where applicant has no right of appeal from District Court decision — Application to invoke Court of Appeal's supervisory jurisdiction — Whether jurisdictional error established — Whether District Court misconstrued the relevant statute thereby misconceiving the extent of its powers on appeal in a criminal matter APPEALS — Procedural fairness — Whether District Court failed to consider revocation application — Whether District Court prevented applicant from tendering evidence — Whether "legitimate expectations" doctrine applies Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 18 Civil Procedure Regulation 2017 (NSW) Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), ss 8, 11, 20, 84, 85, 93 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), ss 3, 7, 8, 19, 20, 22, 24, 32, 72, 72A, 73, 79, 84, 85 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Amendment (Review) Act 2016 (NSW), Sch 1 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 176 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 42.1, 59.4(c) Cases Cited: Concrete Pty Ltd v Parramatta Design & Developments Pty Ltd (2006) 229 CLR 577; [2006] HCA 55 Dyason v Butterworths [2015] NSWCA 52 Garde v Dowd (2011) 80 NSWLR 620; [2011] NSWCA 115 Jamal v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2019] NSWCA 121 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Lazarus v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2019] NSWCA 100; (2019) 367 ALR 274 McNab v Director of Public Prosecutions (2021) 106 NSWLR 430; [2021] NSWCA 298 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1; [2003] HCA 6 Morgan v District Court of New South Wales (2017) 94 NSWLR 463; [2017] NSWCA 105 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte HB [2001] HCA 34; (2001) 179 ALR 513 Royal Guardian Mortgage Management Pty Ltd v Nguyen [2016] NSWCA 88; (2016) 332 ALR 128 R v North and East Devon Health Authority; Ex parte Coughlan [2001] QB 213 Wass v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (2023) 111 NSWLR 210; [2023] NSWCA 71 Windsor v Health Care Complaints Commission [2020] NSWCA 110 Texts Cited: Statutory Review of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) (2015) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Budhaditya Majumdar (Self-represented) (Applicant) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (First respondent) District Court of New South Wales (Second respondent) Local Court of New South Wales (Third respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Davidson (First respondent)