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New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal CITATION : R v ABDULLAH & Ors [1999] NSWCCA 188 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60336/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 7 July 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 July 1999
PARTIES : Regina v. Afif ABDULLAH & Ors JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 31; Grove J at 35; Barr J at 2
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 96/11/0577; 96/11/0578 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Patten DCJ
L Lungo (Crown) COUNSEL : GT Johnson (Applicant, the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police) Australian Government Solicitor (Applicant)
SOLICITORS : Raheb & Associates (Respondent Abdullah)
Watsons (Respondent Hatem) CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law - public interest immunity - confidential police informer - test to be applied; Criminal Law - public interest immunity - confidential police informer - claim for immunity refused by order of trial judge - whether order warranted ACTS CITED : Criminal Appeal Act s 5F Cain v Glass (No2) (1985) 3 NSWLR at 230 Marks v Beyfus (1890) 25 QBD 494 Duncan & Anor v Cammell Laird and Company Limited [1942] AC 624 Rogers v Home Secretary [1973] AC 388 Sankey v Whitlam (1978) 142 CLR 1 CASES CITED: D v National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children [ 1978] AC 171 Attorney General for New South Wales v Stuart (1994) 34 NSWLR 667 Young v Quin (1985) 4 FCR 483 Signorotto v Nicholson [1982] VR 413 R v Stig, Court of Criminal Appeal NSW 17.10.96 unrep R v Keeling, Court of Criminal Appeal 5.9.96 unrep DECISION : Leave to appeal granted; Appeal allowed
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