Taylor v Commissioner of Police NSW [2024] NSWCA 285

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Taylor v Commissioner of Police NSW [2024] NSWCA 285 Hearing dates: 28 November 2024 Date of orders: 29 November 2024 Decision date: 29 November 2024 Before: Ward P at [1]; Adamson JA at [2]; Griffiths AJA at [3] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. Dismiss the appeal. 3. The appellant pay the first respondent's costs. Catchwords: STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – definitions – Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW), ss 3 and 3A – "sentence" – where s 3A(1) provides that a person sentenced in respect of a "registrable offence" is a "registrable person" – where appellant convicted of an offence under Criminal Code (Cth) which constituted a "registrable offence" – where conditional release order made under s 20(1)(a) of Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) – whether that order was a "sentence" so as to render appellant a "registrable person" Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW), ss 3, 3A, 4, 19 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), ss 19B, 20 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 9, 10, 10A Criminal Code (Cth), s 474.27A(1) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(2)(r) Cases Cited: Griffiths v The Queen (1977) 137 CLR 293; [1977] HCA 44 Kassam v Hazzard (2021) 106 NSWLR 520; [2021] NSWCA 299 Kelly v The Queen (2004) 218 CLR 216; [2004] HCA 12 R v Warfield (1994) 34 NSWLR 200 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mitchell Ivan Taylor (Appellant) Commissioner of Police NSW (First Respondent) District Court of New South Wales (Second Respondent) (submitting appearance) Representation: Counsel: S Duggan (Appellant) D New (First Respondent)