Charara v The Director of Public Prosecutions & Ors [2001] NSWCA 140

Reported Decision : (2001) 120 A Crim R 225 [2001] ACL Rep 130 NSW 261

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Charara v The Director of Public Prosecutions & Ors [2001] NSWCA 140 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40874/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 7 May 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 May 2001

Jamal Charara - Claimant PARTIES : The Director of Public Prosecutions - First Opponent The District Court of New South Wales - Second Opponent Megan Latham - Third Opponent JUDGMENT OF : Powell JA at 1; Giles JA at 2; Ipp AJA at 65

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 99/12/2108 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Latham DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : C Jeffreys (Solr) - Claimant R D Cogswell SC & B Baker - Opponents SOLICITORS : Jeffreys & Associates - Claimant I V Knight - Opponents

LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act s 5B; Justices Act s 122. Budget Nursery Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (1989) 42 A Crim R 81; Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environmental Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683; Craig v The State of South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163; Director of Public Prosecutions v Cassell (1995) 80 A Crim R 160; Ex parte McGavin re Byrne (1945) 46 SR 58; Parker v Director of Public Prosections (1992) 28 NSWLR 282; R v Boney (CCA, 22 July 1991, unreported); R v City of Doncaster and Templestowe; ex parte Mayor (1970) 27 LGRA 193; CASES CITED: R v Hamilton (1993) 66 A Crim R 575; R v Johns; ex parte Public Service Association of South Australia Inc (1971) SASR 206; R v Liquor Control Commission (1983) VR 303; R v Longshaw (1990) 20 NSWLR 554; R v Marston (CCA, 23 February 1993, unreported); R v Mitchell (CCA, 1 June 1994, unreported); R v Sirocic [2000] NSWCCA 325; Saffron v Director of Public Prosecutions (1989) 16 NSWLR 397; West v Director of Public Prosecutions [1999] NSWCA 398. DECISION : Order the claimants summons be dismissed and he is ordered to pay the opponent's costs.