Principal Registrar of Supreme Court of NSW v Drollet [2002] NSWSC 490

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Principal Registrar of Supreme Court of NSW v Drollet [2002] NSWSC 490 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12569/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 9 May 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 June 2002

PARTIES : Plaintiff: Principal Registrar of Supreme of Court of NSW Defendant: Adam Drollet JUDGMENT OF : Newman AJ at 1

COUNSEL : Plaintiff: R.D. Cogswell SC / B.K. Baker Defendant: R. Toner SC SOLICITORS : Plaintiff: Crown Solicitor Defendant: K. Gourlie CATCHWORDS : Contempt of court - refusal to answer questions at criminal trial of co-accused - reprisal against presiding judge - application of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Smith v The Queen (1991) 25 NSWLR 1 Registrar of the Court of Appeal v Raad (Court of Appeal, 9 June 1992, unreported) C v Registrar, Court of Appeal (Court of Appeal, 19 December 1995, unreported) Reggistrar of the Court of Appeal v Gilby (Court of Appeal, 20 August 1991, unreported) Registrar of the Court of Appeal v Craven (No.2) (1995) 120 FLR464 CASES CITED : Wood v Staunton (No.5) (1995) 86 A Crim R 183 Registrar v Glasby [1999] NSWSC 846 Prothonotary v Wilson [1999] NSWSC 1148 Cook & Ors v Phillips & Ors (Court of Appeal,29 September 1995, unreported) Wilson v Prothonotary [2000] NSWSC 23 European Asian Bank v Wentworth (1985) 5 NSWLR 445 Principal Registrar, Supreme Court v Katelaris [2001] NSWSC 724 DECISION : para 46