NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Askarou [2024] NSWDC 552 Hearing dates: 14, 15, 16 October 2024 Date of orders: 23 October 2024 Decision date: 23 October 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: D Barrow SC DCJ Decision: The Crown's Notice of Motion is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME - Pre-trial - Unavailability of persons – "All reasonable steps" – Factors to be taken into account – Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 63 – where witness is overseas in another country Legislation Cited: s65(3) Evidence Act 1995 s5B Evidence (Audio and Audio Visual Links) Act 1998 Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: Askarou v The King [2023] NSWCCA 246 R v Macdonald; R v Edward Obeid; R v Moses Obeid (No 4) [2019] NSWSC 1286 R v Geeves (No 4) [2024] NSWSC 938 R v Hawi (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1648; 216 A Crim R 64 Huang v Wei [2022] NSWSC 222 AJW and 2 ors v State of New South Wales [2003] NSWSC 803 Mindshare Communications Ltd v Orleans Investments Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 976 Quintano v B W Rose Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1012 ZL v The Queen (2010) 208 A Crim R 325; [2010] VSCA 345 Tasmania v Dolega (2016) 26 Tas R 312; [2016] TASSC 65 Inc v John Deere Ltd (No 2) (2000) 181 ALR 108; [2000] FCA 1903 Seafood Imports Pty Ltd v ANL Singapore Pte Ltd (No 1) [2009] FCA 435 R v Sarbandi (2012) 229 A Crim R 39; [2012] ACTSC 180 Texts Cited: Odgers 'Uniform Evidence' 19th Ed at p1839 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Crown Accused (Mr Askarou) Representation: Crown Counsel: Crown Prosecutor, DPP Solicitor: Solicitor 1, DPP
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