R.v. FANDAKIS [2002] NSWCCA 5

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R.v. FANDAKIS [2002] NSWCCA 5 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60500/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 16 November 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 February 2002

PARTIES : Attorney General - Appellant Harry Charles FANDAKIS - Respondent JUDGMENT OF : Ipp AJA at 1; Hidden J at 2; Barr J at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Local Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT JUDICIAL O'Shane LCM OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr R.D. Cogswell SC for the Appellant Mr F. Santisi for the Respondent SOLICITORS : I.V. Knight for the Appellant Nicopoulos & Associates for the Respondent CATCHWORDS : Public interest immunity - question the answer to which likely to facilitate identification of police informer - whether question properly allowed - - Public interest immunity - question the answer to which likely to facilitate identification of police informer - whether refusal of adjournment to allow claim for immunity to be substantiated proper - Public interest immunity - question the answer to which likely to facilitate identification of police informer - whether refusal of adjournment to allow ruling to be reviewed proper - Public interest immunity - question the answer to which likely to facilitate identification of police informer - manner of substantiating claim LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912, S5F Evidence Act 1995, S130 Attorney General (NSW) v Stuart (1994) 34 NSWLR 667 Attorney General (NSW) v Smith (1996) 86 A Crim R 308 Alister v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 404 Sankey v Whitlam (1978) 142 CLR 1 CASES CITED: Young v Quin (1985) 4 FCR 483 Duncan v Cammell, Laird & Co Ltd [1942] AC 624 Burmah Oil Co Ltd v Bank of England [1980] AC 1090 Conway v Rimmer [1968] AC 910 Attorney General (UK) v Bryant (1846) M&W DECISION : See Judgment at Paragraph 54