Petroulias v Wills [2002] NSWSC 1190

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Petroulias v Wills [2002] NSWSC 1190 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12242/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 3 - 4 December 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 December 2002

PARTIES : Nikytas Nicholas Petroulias - Applicant Gary Andrew Wills - Respondent JUDGMENT OF : Simpson J

LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 10441/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Sweeney LCM JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : R Richter QC with N Clelland - Applicant PS Hastings QC with CP Hoy - Respondent SOLICITORS : W Coady - Applicant Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions - Respondent CATCHWORDS : appeal against order for committal for trial - s104(3) Justices Act 1902 - charge of defrauding the Commonwealth - s29D Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) - charge of unauthorised disclosure - s70 Crimes Act - charge of corruption as a Commonwealth officer s73(2) Crimes Act - Part IVAA Taxation Administration Act Private Rulings - need to prove "imperilment" to interest of Commonwealth Justices Act 1902 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Taxation Administration Act 1953 Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 Peters v The Queen [1998] HCA 7; 192 CLR 493 The Queen v Kastratovic (1985-96) 42 SASR 59 CASES CITED : State Rail Authority of NSW v Smith [2000] NSW SC 334, unreported, 19 April 2000 Lamb v Moss; Yates v Wilson (1989) 168 CLR 338; Castles v Briot (1989) 19 ALD 153 Basha v R (1989) 39 A Crim R 337 DECISION : Leave to appeal granted, parties to be heard on what orders should be made as a result.