Charles Fountain (ComCare) v The Commonwealth of Australia; Charles Fountain (ComCare) v International Health and Medical Services Pty Ltd [2024] NSWLC 3

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Charles Fountain (ComCare) v The Commonwealth of Australia; Charles Fountain (ComCare) v International Health and Medical Services Pty Ltd [2024] NSWLC 3 Hearing dates: 7 November 2022, 1, 2 & 3 May 2023 Date of orders: 29 February 2024 Decision date: 29 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Shields LCM Decision: (1) Temporary Stay of proceedings granted. (2) Costs of adjournment ordered. Catchwords: Courts-Local Court-Jurisdiction-Implied Power to grant Temporary Stay. Courts-Local Court-Jurisdiction-Power to order costs when exercising Implied to grant Temporary Stay. Costs- Costs on Adjournment-Additional costs under s 216 Criminal Procedure Act Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Cases Cited: Caltex Refining Co Pty Limited v Maritime Services Board (NSW) (1995) 36 NSWLR 552 Council of the City of Sydney v Trico Constructions Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 56 Director- General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Gleeson & Ors (No 2) [2009] NSWLEC 200 DPP v Boykin (Unreported) 21 June 1994, BC 940514 DPP v Deeks (1994) 34 NSWLR 523 Environment Protection Authority v McMurray [2024] NSWLEC 6 GPI (General) Pty Ltd v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 157 Grassby v R (1989) 87 ALR 618 Grasso Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd v Safework NSW [2021] NSWCCA 288 Hannes v Director Public Prosecutions [2006] NSWCCA 373 Johnson v Miller (1937) 59 CLR 467 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales (2010) 239 CLR 531 Knaggs v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2007] NSWCA 83 La Macchia v Minister for Primary Industries & Energy (1992) 110 ALR 201 Macdonald v R; Maitland v R [2016] NSWCCA 306 Marwan v Director of Public Prosecutions [2019] NSWCCA 161 Rawson Finances Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2010) 189 FCR 189; 268 ALR 362 Regina v JS (No 2) [2007] NSWCCA 309 R v Fleming (Costs) [2023] NSWSC 1258 R v Mosley (1992) 28 NSWLR 735 R v Seller; R v McCarthy [2015] NSWCCA 76 S v R (1989) 168 CLR 226 Safework NSW v Edstein Creative Pty Ltd [2022] NSWDC 117 SafeWork NSW v McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Limited (No. 2) [2020] NSWDC 668 SafeWork v Poletti Corporation Pty Ltd [2019] NSWDC 791 Sims v Wran [1984] 1 NSWLR 317 Sutherland Shire Council v Benedict Industries Pty Ltd (No. 6) [2015] NSWLEC 106 Undershaft (No 1) Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (2009) 175 FCR 150; 253 ALR 280 Valentine v EID (1992) 27 NSWLR 615 Wash v Tattersall (1996) 188 CLR 77 Whittaker v Delmina Pty Ltd (1998) 87 IR 268 SC (VIC) Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Commonwealth of Australia as represented by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.