R v Chai [2002] NSWCCA 512

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Chai [2002] NSWCCA 512 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60550/98 HEARING DATE(S) : No further hearing (counsel relied on earlier submissions) JUDGMENT DATE : 20 December 2002

PARTIES : Regina Chong Mun Chai JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Sperling J at 1; Bergin J at 1

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 70208/97 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL James J OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr M G Sexton SC for the Crown Mr G Nicholson QC with Mr B W Cross for the Appellant S E O'Connor for the Director of Public Prosecutions SOLICITORS : S N Goodsell for the Appellant

CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law - appeal against conviction - principles relating to the exclusion of or limiting the use of evidence for "unfair prejudice" pursuant to ss 136 & 137 of the Evidence Act 1995 - whether trial judge was bound to do so of his own motion - otherwise, no question of principle Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s6 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Rules, r4 Evidence Act 1995, s66, s136, s137, s165 Ambrosoli [2002] NSWCCA 386 Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 Chai [2000] NSWCCA 320 Chai [2002] HCA 12 Ellis [1910] 2 KB 747 CASES CITED: GK (2001) 53 NSWLR 317 Ignjatic (1993) 68 A Crim R 333 Johns (1979-80) 143 CLR 108 Papakosmas (1999) 196 CLR 297 Stirland [1944] AC 327 Tangye (1997) 92 A Crim R 545 TKWJ [2002] HCA 46 DECISION : Appeal dismissed.