Simpson v Wilson & Anor [2001] NSWSC 982

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Simpson v Wilson & Anor [2001] NSWSC 982 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 10657/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 20/08/01, 21/08/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 November 2001

Shane Simpson - Plaintiff PARTIES : Bryan Wilson - 1st defendant Director Public Prosecutions - 2nd defendant [pursuant to s 9 Director of Public Prosecutions Act, 1986] JUDGMENT OF : Ireland AJ at 1

LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT U8989 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT B. Wilson, Local Court Magistrate JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Ms April Francis - Plaintiff Mr Mark Marien - Crown SOLICITORS : Ms Sharyn Hall - Western Aboriginal Legal Service - Plaintiff SE O'Connor - Crown CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - appeal from Local Court by way of summons - s 104 Justices Act, 1902. Whether Magistrate in error in refusing stay of proceedings - whether charge of assault and breaches of ADVO following dismissal of charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm is an abuse of process. Justices Act, 1902 LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act, 1970 (NSW) Director of Public Prosecutions Act, 1986 Crimes Act, 1900 May v O'Sullivan (1995) 92 CLR 654 Evans v DPP [2000 NSWSC 1005] Ex Parte Williams: Re Singleton (1928) 28 SR (NSW 616) Henderson v Henderson (1843) 3 Hare 100 at 115; 67 ER 313 at 319 CASES CITED : Port Melbourne v Anshun (1981) 147 CLR 598 Jago v The District Court of New South Wales & Ors (1989) 168 CLR 23 Connelly v Director of Public Prosecutors (1964) AC 1254 DPP v Humphrys (1977) AC 1 at 23 Regina v Beedie (1997) 2 Cr App R 167 Walton v Gardiner (1992 & 1993) 177 CLR 378 DECISION : Summons dismissed with costs.