REGINA v R N S [1999] NSWCCA 122

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal CITATION : REGINA v R N S [1999] NSWCCA 122 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60456/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 28 April 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 June 1999

PARTIES : REGINA v R N S JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; James J at 2; Bell J at 3

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

COUNSEL : Appellant: R. Burgess Respondent: L.M.B. Lamprati SOLICITORS : Appellant: T.A. Murphy Respondent: R. Gray CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW; Sexual assault; Appeal against conviction; Admissibility of evidence of complaint (Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s.108(3)); Delay in making complaint; Summing-Up - Adequacy (Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s.405AA); Indictment - time essential Crimes Act 1900 ACTS CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Crimes Act 1900 Graham v The Queen (1998) 72 ALJR 1491 Regina v PAH (unreported CCA 18/12/98) Regina v Gillard (unreported CCA 5/3/99) Regina v Harvey (unreported CCA 9/4/98) Regina v Davies (1985) 3 NSWLR 276 Crofts v The Queen (1996) 186 CLR 427 Longman v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 79 Regina v Lynch (unreported CCA 12/3/99) Regina v DJK (1997) 96 A Crim R 443 Regina v Johnston (unreported CCA 31/7/98) Palmer v The Queen (1998) 193 CLR 1 Regina v Condon (1995) 83 A Crim R 335 CASES CITED: Regina v Zorad (1990) 19 NSWLR 91 Regina v Beserick (1993) 30 NSWLR 510 Regina v Wickham (unreported CCA 17/12/91) Regina v Fraser (unreported CCA 10/8/98) Regina v Harvey (unreported CCA 11/12/96) Regina v AH (1997) 42 NSWLR 702 Regina v Greenham (unreported CCA 8/3/99) M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 Regina v Dossi (1918) 13 Cr App R 158 Regina v Macdonald (1995) 84 A Crim R 508 Regina v Pfitzner (1976) 15 SASR 171 The King v Dean (1932) NZLR 753 Regina v VHP (unreported CCA 7/7/97) DECISION : See para. 84