NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Ngo v Commonwealth Attorney General [2024] NSWSC 1536 Hearing dates: 02 December 2024 Date of orders: 02 December 2024 Decision date: 02 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Price AJ Decision: The Supreme Court of NSW certifies that it would be in the interest of justice for the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia to request that the evidence of Phuc Nong Ngo should be taken in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and broadcast to Australia via video-link for the purposes of the sentencing hearing in the District Court of NSW of Thao Thi Phuong Ngo Catchwords: PROCEDURE – criminal proceedings – evidence sought to be adduced from a witness in Vietnam – whether a certificate should be issued pursuant to s 39A of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 (Cth) Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 (Cth) Cases Cited: Nil Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Thao Thi Phuong Ngo (Plaintiff) Commonwealth Attorney General (First Defendant) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Overall (Plaintiff) T Glover SC (First Defendant) S. Bargwanna (Second Defendant)
Solicitors: Ren Zhou Lawyers (Plaintiff) The Australian Government Solicitor (First Defendant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Cth) (Second Defendant) File Number(s): 2024/00286058 Publication restriction: Nil
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