R v Giri (No 2) [2001] NSWCCA 234

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Giri (No 2) [2001] NSWCCA 234 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60830/99 HEARING DATE(S) : Written submissions filed 20/06/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 June 2001

PARTIES : Regina v Nitin Giri JUDGMENT OF : Heydon JA at 1; Barr J at 23; Smart AJ at 24

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 70061/98 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Studdert J OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Crown: Mr G E Smith Appellant: Mr P Byrne SC/Ms G Bashir SOLICITORS : Crown: S E O'Connor Appellant: Ross Hill and Associates CATCHWORDS : Criminal Practice and Procedure - Natural Justice and Procedural Fairness - Whether natural justice denied - Whether case should be reopened and further submissions considered - Where appellant's solicitors but not counsel were given advance notice of the time of judgment delivery - Where appellant not specifically informed that court would consider application of proviso under Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6. - D LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) (1993) 176 CLR 300 Azzopardi v R [2001] HCA 25 R v Bozzola [2001] NSWCCA 8 R v Frawley (1993) 69 A Crim R 208 CASES CITED: Glennon v R (1994) 119 ALR 706 Quartermaine v R (1980) 143 CLR 595 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd (1982) 150 CLR 29 Wentworth v Woollahra Municipal Council (1982) 149 CLR 672 R v Whittaker (1993) 68 A Crim R 476 Wilde v R (1988) 164 CLR 365 DECISION : The Court notes that the order made on 12 June 2001 is not to be changed.