Police V Rivers [2009] NSWLC 3

Local Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Police V Rivers [2009] NSWLC 3

JURISDICTION: Criminal

PARTIES: Police Skye Louise RIVERS

FILE NUMBER:

PLACE OF HEARING: Downing Centre

DATE OF DECISION: 02/16/2009

MAGISTRATE: Chief Magistrate G L Henson

CATCHWORDS: Take and drive conveyance without consent of the owner - Drive under the influence of Alcohol or Drugs - Negligent driving - Fail to stop and supply particulars - Malicious Damage to Property - Assault Police in the execution of their duty

LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 - Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999

DPP v Cooke [2007] NSWCCA 2 Elliot V Harris (No2) (1976) 13 SASR R V Doan (2000) 50 NSWLR R V Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 CASES CITED: R V Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA109 R V McNaughton [2006] NSWCCA 242 R V Thomson & Houlten (2000) 49 NSW LR 383 R V Walker [2005] NSWCCA 109 R V Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17

TEXTS CITED:

REPRESENTATION:

ORDERS:

1. The offender is charged with two separate and distinct series of offences. Pleas of guilty were entered to each of the pending charges. The first series of offences were committed on 1st February 2008. Those offences, in order of their commission consist of one count of take and drive conveyance without consent, a charge preferred under section 154A(1)(a) of the Crimes Act, 1900, one count of driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, a charge preferred under Section 12(1)(A) of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999, two counts of negligent driving contrary to the provisions of Section 42(1)(C) of the same Act and two counts of Not providing particulars to the other driver contrary to the provisions of Australian Road Rule 287(1) made under the same Act.