Chandler v. The Director of Public Prosecutions & Anor. [2000] NSWCA 125

(2000) 49 NSWLR 1 Reported Decision : (2000) 31 MVR 319 (2000) 113 A Crim R 196

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Chandler v. The Director of Public Prosecutions & Anor. [2000] NSWCA 125 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40801/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 17/02/00 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 May 2000

Paul Chandler - Claimant PARTIES : The Director of Public Prosecutions - First Opponent The Judges of the Drug Court of New South Wales - Second Opponent JUDGMENT OF : Powell JA at 1; Stein JA at 18; Hodgson CJinEq at 21

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Drug Court of NSW LOWER COURT 99/0124 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Judge Murrell JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : R. Burgess for Claimant G. Smith for Opponents SOLICITORS : R. Kozanwcki, Legal Aid Commission for Claimant S. Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions for Opponents CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Offences by persons dependent on drugs - Eligibility for program under Drug Courts Act - Requirement that offence not be one "involving violent conduct" - Whether satisfied in case of dangerous driving occasioning death - WORDS AND PHRASES - 'Violent conduct' LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act s.52A Drug Court Act ss.3, 5, 6, 7. Craig v. State of South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Waterhouse v. Gilmore (1988) 12 NSWLR 270 Saffton v. DPP (1989) 16 NSWLR 397 at 418. R. v. Ranse (1999) NSWDRGC 2 R v. Cochrane (1994) CR AppR(S) 708 at 711 R. v. Bibby (1995) 16 CR AppR(S) 127 at 129 R. v. Ragg (1995) 4 AllER 155 R. v. Harris (1967) 85 WN 1 at 7 R. v. Coventry (1938) 59 CLR 633 at 639 Seay v. Eastwood 91976) 1 WLR 1117 NSW Associated Blue Metal Quarries Ltd. v. FCT (1956) 94 CLR 509 at 514 AG v. Binoff (1954) 70 (WN)NSW 309 R. v. Buttsworth (1983) 1 NSWLR 658 CASES CITED: R. v. Slattery (1996) 90 ACrim.R 519 R. v. Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 at 227 R. v. Sloane (1999) NSWDRGC 3 R. v. Delk (1999) 46 NSWLR 340, 344 Smith v. Desmond (1965) AC 960 R. v. Donnally (1799) 1 Leach 193 R. v. Walls (1845) 2 Carrington & Kirwan 214 R. v. Gnosil (1824) 1 Carrington & Payne 304 R. v. Lapier (1784) 1 Leach 320 R. v. Moore (1784) 1 Leach 335 R. v. Mason (1820) Russell & Ryan 419 Giorgianni v. The Queen (1984-1985) 156 CLR 473; 58 ALR 641 Jiminez v. The Queen (1992) 173 CLR 572; 106 ALR 162 Reg. v. Kroon (1990) 52 A Crim R 15, 18 DECISION : See paragraph 51 of judgment