Audish v R [2024] NSWCCA 196

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Audish v R [2024] NSWCCA 196 Hearing dates: 9 September 2024 Date of orders: 1 November 2024 Decision date: 01 November 2024 Before: Stern JA at [1]; Davies J at [125]; and Ierace J at [128]. Decision: (1) Time to file application for leave to appeal and notice of appeal extended to 26 June 2024; (2) To the extent required, leave to appeal granted; (3) Appeal allowed in part; (4) Applicant's convictions on counts 2 and 3 on the indictment dated 26 February 2021 are quashed; (5) Applicant is to be retried on count 1 on the indictment dated 26 February 2021, being the charge of having sexual intercourse with another without consent knowing that the other person does not consent to the sexual intercourse and in circumstances of aggravation, namely that he was in company with WS and others, contrary to 61J(1) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW); (6) List the matter in the arraignment list in the District Court of New South Wales on Friday, 15 November 2024. Catchwords: EVIDENCE – Hearsay – exceptions – admission – where hearsay evidence of representations by third parties in the absence of the applicant was admitted against the applicant under s 87(1)(c) of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) – where the applicant objected to most of this evidence being admissible against him – whether error in admitting evidence pursuant to s 87(1)(c) of the Evidence Act CRIME – Appeals – appeal against conviction – miscarriage of justice – application of proviso APPEALS – From jury verdict – misdirection or non-direction – whether the trial judge failed to direct adequately – whether the trial judge erred in his Honour's directions as to the use which could properly be made of representations made in the absence of the applicant and admitted pursuant to s 87(1)(c) of the Evidence Act CRIME – Appeals – appeal against conviction – unreasonable verdict Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss, 61I, 61J Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5(a)-(c), 6 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss, 57, 59, 81, 87(1)(c) Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 2021 (NSW), r 4.15 Cases Cited: Ahern v The Queen (1988) 165 CLR 87; [1988] HCA 39 ARS v R [2011] NSWCCA 266 Boensch v Pascoe (2019) 268 CLR 593; [2019] HCA 49 Coughlan v The Queen (2020) 267 CLR 654; [2020] HCA 15 Dansie v The Queen (2022) 274 CLR 651; [2022] HCA 25 Dickson v The Queen (2017) 94 NSWLR 476; [2017] NSWCCA 78 Domican v The Queen (1992) 173 CLR 555; [1992] HCA 13 Fennell v The Queen [2019] HCA 37; (2019) 373 ALR 433 FP v The Queen [2012] NSWCCA 182 Gould v R [2023] NSWCCA 103 Hargraves v The Queen (2011) 245 CLR 257; [2011] HCA 44 Higgins v R [2020] NSWCCA 149 Hofer v The Queen (2021) 274 CLR 351; [2021] HCA 36 James v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 475; [2014] HCA 6 Libke v The Queen (2007) 230 CLR 559; [2007] HCA 30 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 Macdonald v R; Obeid v R; Obeid v R (2023) 112 NSWLR 402; [2023] NSWCCA 250 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 Orreal v The Queen (2021) 274 CLR 630; [2021] HCA 44 Pell v The Queen (2020) 268 CLR 123; [2020] HCA 12 Pemble v The Queen (1971) 124 CLR 107; [1971] HCA 20 Perish v R (2016) 92 NSWLR 161; [2016] NSWCCA 89 R v Al Batat & Ors (No 9) [2020] NSWSC 1101 R v Dolding (2018) 100 NSWLR 314; [2018] NSWCCA 127 R v Hillier (2007) 228 CLR 618; [2007] HCA 13 R v Macraild (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 18 December 1997, unrep) R v Watt [2000] NSWCCA 37 SKA v R (2011) 243 CLR 400; [2011] HCA 13 Steven Moore (a pseudonym) v The King [2024] HCA 30; (2024) 98 ALJR 1119 The Queen v Baden-Clay (2016) 258 CLR 308; [2016] HCA 35 Tripodi v The Queen (1961) 104 CLR 1; [1961] HCA 22 Zheng v R (2021) 104 NSWLR 668; [2021] NSWCCA 78 Texts Cited: Nil. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ricardo Audish (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: