Hayne v R [2024] NSWCCA 97

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hayne v R [2024] NSWCCA 97 Hearing dates: 3 April 2024 Date of orders: 12 June 2024 Decision date: 12 June 2024 Before: Meagher JA at [1]; Rothman J at [206]; Sweeney J at [247] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. Dismiss Ground 1 of the appeal and uphold Grounds 2 and 3 of the appeal. 3. Quash the appellant's two convictions. 4. Order a new trial. Catchwords: CRIME — appeals — appeal against conviction — offences of sexual intercourse without consent — whether jury's guilty verdicts unreasonable — where complainant alleged to have been "emotionally changeable" — where complainant's version said not to account for period in which appellant at complainant's house — where complainant's accounts to others said to be inconsistent with charged offences — where complainant said to have curated evidence CRIME — appeals — appeal against conviction — offences of sexual intercourse without consent — application made at trial to re-call complainant pursuant to Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 306J to give further evidence about her interactions with others after alleged assaults — whether trial judge erred in refusing to grant leave pursuant to s 306D — whether miscarriage of justice occasioned by trial judge giving a direction on "lies" Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), ss 7, 8 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61H, 61HA, 61I, 578A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5(1), 6(1), 8(1) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 306B, 306C, 306D, 306I, 306J Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 97 Cases Cited: Allied Pastoral Holdings Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [1983] 1 NSWLR 1 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Chidiac v The Queen (1991) 171 CLR 432; [1991] HCA 4 Dansie v The Queen (2022) 274 CLR 651; [2022] HCA 25 De Silva v The Queen (2019) 268 CLR 57; [2019] HCA 48 Elomar v R [2014] NSWCCA 303; (2014) 316 ALR 206 Finance Facilities Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (1971) 127 CLR 106; [1971] HCA 12 Hayne v R [2022] NSWCCA 11 Hofer v The Queen (2021) 274 CLR 351; [2021] HCA 36 Lang v The Queen [2023] HCA 29 Libke v The Queen (2007) 230 CLR 559; [2007] HCA 30 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 McPherson v Copeland (1961) SC (J) 74 MFA v The Queen (2002) 213 CLR 606; [2002] HCA 53 MWJ v The Queen [2005] HCA 74; (2005) 80 ALJR 329 Pelechowski v The Registrar, Court of Appeal (NSW) (1999) 198 CLR 435; [1999] HCA 19 Pell v The Queen (2020) 268 CLR 123; [2020] HCA 12 R v Bauer (a pseudonym) (2018) 266 CLR 56; [2018] HCA 40 R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 RPS v The Queen (2000) 199 CLR 620; [2000] HCA 3 Swain v Waverley Municipal Council (2005) 220 CLR 517; [2005] HCA 4 WX v R (2020) 102 NSWLR 467; [2020] NSWCCA 142 Texts Cited: New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 3 March 2005 New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 18 October 2006 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jarryd Hayne (Appellant)