Mehajer v R [2024] NSWCCA 226

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mehajer v R [2024] NSWCCA 226 Hearing dates: 23 October 2024 Date of orders: 23 October 2024 Decision date: 06 December 2024 Before: Kirk JA at [1]; Rothman J at [2]; Yehia J at [3] Decision: (1) The application for bail is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – Bail – bail pending appeal – where previous appeal bail applications refused by Court of Criminal Appeal – Bail Act 2013 (NSW) – ss 22 and 74 – whether change in circumstances since previous application – unrepresented applicant – strength of the proposed grounds of appeal – capacity to prepare appeal in custody – conditions in custody – whether the applicant has established special or exceptional circumstances – application dismissed Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 (NSW), ss 16A(1), 17, 22, 22B, 32(1), 61, 74(3) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW), s 78A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5F, 10(2)(b) Cases Cited: Adanguidi v R [2024] NSWCCA 82 Ali v The Queen [2005] HCA 8 Decision Restricted [2023] NSWSC 36 El Khouli v R [2019] NSWCCA 146 El-Hilli & Melville v R [2015] NSWCCA 146 Fantakis v Director of Public Prosecutions [2021] NSWCCA 271 HT v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2019] NSWCCA 141 Huynh v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2021] NSWCCA 294 Luo v R [2024] NSWCCA 58 Mehajer v Director of Public Prosecutions [2024] NSWCCA 172 Mehajer v R [2023] NSWCCA 101 Miller v R [2022] NSWCCA 255 Obeid v R (No 2) [2016] NSWCCA 321 Park v R [2022] NSWCCA 263 R v Abou-Chabake (2004) 149 A Crim R 417; [2004] NSWCCA 356 R v Mehajer [2024] NSWDC 240 R v Williams [2020] NSWCCA 348 Ramsey v R [2022] NSWCCA 197 Robinson v R (1991) 65 ALJR 519 Samandi v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2020] NSWCCA 102 Sayer-Jones v R [2024] NSWCCA 183 SC v R [2023] NSWCCA 60 Tiriaki v R [2023] NSWCCA 73 TKWJ v The Queen (2002) 212 CLR 124; [2002] HCA 46 Trevascus v R [2020] NSWCCA 323 WR v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2023] NSWCCA 38 Xie v R [2021] NSWCCA 1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Salim Mehajer (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Mehajer (Self-represented) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent)