REGINA v LUSCOMBE [1999] NSWCCA 365

Reported Decision : 48 NSWLR 282 168 ALR 227

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal CITATION : REGINA v LUSCOMBE [1999] NSWCCA 365 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60789/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 01/07/99 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 November 1999

PARTIES : Darryl Leslie Luscombe Regina JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ; Dunford J; Adams J

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 98/12/0075 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Dodd DCJ

COUNSEL : J Basten SC / A P Cook (Appellant) J V Agius SC (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Cashman & Partners (Appellant) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW; jurisdiction of District Court; appeal against order made under s19B of the Crimes Act (Cth); STATUTORY INTERPRETATION; "manner in which dealt with"; Crimes Act s19B Commonwealth Employees Corporation Act (1930-1954) (Cth) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes Amendment Act 1982 (Cth) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Crimes Act 1900 ACTS CITED : Crimes and Other Act (Amendment) Act 1974 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Appeal (Crimes) Amendment Act 1979 Justices Act 1902 Justices (Appeals) Amendment Act 1988 Justices Legislation Amendment (Appeals) Act 1998 Justices Act 1890 (Vic) Application of Pearson (1999) 46 NSWLR 148 Adams v Cleeve (1935) 53 CLR 185 Ah Yick v Lehmert (1905) 2 CLR 593 Bropho v Western Australia (1990) 171 CLR 1 Cobiac v Liddy (1969) 119 CLR 257 Griffiths v R (1976-1977) 137 CLR 293 Goward v The Commonwealth (1957) 97 CLR 355 Pearce v R (1998) 156 ALR 684 Peel v The Queen (1971) 125 CLR 447 R v Carngham (1978) 140 CLR 487 R v Ingraessia (1997) 41 NSWLR 447 CASES CITED: R v Murphy (1985) 158 CLR 596 R v On Clinic Australia Pty Limited (unreported NSWCCA 6 November 1996) R v Snow (1915) 20 CLR 315 R v Ward (1978) 148 CLR 584 R v Williams (1934) 34 SR(NSW) 143 Rohde v Director of Public Prosecutions (1986) 161 CLR 119 Seaegg v The King (1932) 48 CLR 251 The Queen v Murphy (1985) 158 CLR 596 Thompson v Mastertouch TV Services Pty Ltd (1979) 38 FLR 397 Wall v R; Ex parte King 7 Won & Wah On (No. I) (1927) 39 CLR 245 Williams v The King [No 1] (1933) 50 CLR 536 Williams v The King [No 2] (1934) 50 CLR 551 DECISION : The answer to the question is 'yes'; Case remitted to the District Court to be dealt with according to law.