Regina v Khouzame & Saliba [1999] NSWCCA 173

Reported Decision : 108 A Crim R 170

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal CITATION : Regina v Khouzame & Saliba [1999] NSWCCA 173 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60152/98; 60001/99 HEARING DATE(S) : Monday 24 May 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 July 1999

Regina PARTIES : v Abdoula Khouzame Samson Saliba JUDGMENT OF : Ireland J at 1; Kirby J at 2; Bell J at 107

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Johnston DCJ

R D Ellis (Crown) COUNSEL : R Burgess (Khouzame) C Bruce (Saliba) S E O'Connor (Crown) SOLICITORS : Elias Gates & Assocs (Khouzame) C Bruce (T Murphy) CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW; Practice & Procedure; Duplicity; sexual offences; whether necessary to charge each act of sexual intercourse Crimes Act, 1900 - s61J(1), s61H(1) ACTS CITED : Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act, 1986 (SA) Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act, 1987 R v Locchi (1991) 22 NSWLR 309 S v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 266 Andrew Lapthorne (1989) 40 A Crim R 142 Walsh v Tattersall (1996) 188 CLR 77 R v Giam [1999] NSWCCA 53 Mangos v DPP (Supreme Court, unreported 21 July 1995) R v Jones (1997) 191 CLR 439 at 453) R v Harris (1969) 1 WLR 745 CASES CITED: R v Whelan (1973) VR 268 R v Slade (1982) 7 A Crim R 113 R v Saraswati (1989) 18 NSWLR 143 Hamzy (1994) 74 A Crim R 341 Morrow & Flynn (1990) 48 A CrimR 232 DPP v Merriman (1973) AC 584 R v Blanch (CCA, unreported, 9 August 1994) R v Nickel (CCA, unreported, 16 November 1988) R v Fetineiai (CCA, unreported, 16 July 1993) DECISION : Appeal allowed; Convictions quashed; New trial ordered