KC v Director of Public Prosecutions & Director of Public Prosecutions v KC [2007] NSWDC 25

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: KC v Director of Public Prosecutions & Director of Public Prosecutions v KC [2007] NSWDC 25 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S): 13/11/06, 14/11/06, 15/11/06,16/11/06, 17/11/06, 20/11/06, 21/11/06, 23/11/06,4/12/06, 5/12/06,

JUDGMENT DATE: 23 February 2007

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 23 February 2007

JURISDICTION: Criminal

JUDGMENT OF: Taylor DCJ at 1

DECISION: See paras 105 - 113 of the judgment.

CATCHWORDS: Dangerous driving occasioning death, Dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm,

LEGISLATION CITED: s.6(b), s.33C, s33(1)(g),s.33(1)(a)-(f) Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987; s.52A, s.52A(1) &(3),s.52A (1)(c), s.52A(2), s.52A(3)(c), s.52A(4) Crimes Act; Crimes Act (Dangerous driving occasioning death) 1900; Crimes Act (Dangerous driving occasioning greivous bodily harm) 1900; s.12, s.16, s.18, s.20, s.23, s.26 Crimes (Local Courts Appeal and Review) Act 2001; s.3 A(g), s.6(b), s.21 A(2), s.44 Crimes( Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999.

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