Lee v R (Cth) [2024] NSWCCA 202

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lee v R (Cth) [2024] NSWCCA 202 Hearing dates: 18 October 2024 Date of orders: 1 November 2024 Decision date: 01 November 2024 Before: Stern JA at [1] Dhanji J at [2] Faulkner J at [79] Decision: Bail granted subject to conditions. Catchwords: CRIME – bail – release application – show cause test – conspiracy to import commercial quantity of cocaine – Operation Ironside – AN0M devices – admissibility of AN0M evidence – did the applicant enter into a conspiracy – strength of Crown case – long delay – cause shown – unacceptable risk test – electronic monitoring – risk mitigated – bail granted subject to conditions Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 (NSW) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Code (Cth) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (Cth) Weapons Prohibition Act 1988 (NSW) Cases Cited: Barr (a pseudonym) v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (2018) 97 NSWLR 246; [2018] NSWCA 47 Barr (a pseudonym) v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (2018) 97 NSWLR 246; [2018] NSWCA 47 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Hing [2017] NSWCCA 325 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89; [2007] HCA 22 Flower v R [2020] NSWSC 64 Iongi v R [2022] NSWCCA 42 Mate v R (Supreme Court (NSW), Yehia J, 20 September 2022, unrep) Question of Law Reserved (Nos 1 and 2 of 2023) [2024] SASCA 82 R v Bail Applicant M [2020] NSWSC 1685 R v Damcevski (Supreme Court (NSW), Dhanji J, 23 October 2023, unrep) R v Dogan (Supreme Court (NSW), Weinstein J, 31 August 2023, unrep) R v Falzon (2018) 92 ALJR 701; [2018] HCA 29 R v Kugor [2015] NSWCCA 14 R v Lee (Supreme Court (NSW), Ierace J, 1 December 2023, unrep R v Okusitino; R v Lavulo; R v Iongi [2024] NSWSC 1 R v Siafakas (Supreme Court (NSW), N Adams J, 4 September 2023, unrep) Texts Cited: Criminal Trials Bench Book, 5-5310 Orchard, "Agreement in Criminal Conspiracy - 1" [1974] Criminal Law Review 297 Practice Note No. SC CCA 1 Court of Criminal Appeal – General Category: Principal judgment Parties: Julian Lee (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Djemal SC (Applicant) R Ranken SC (Respondent)