Preece v Boyd & McDougall [2003] NSWSC 172

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Preece v Boyd & McDougall [2003] NSWSC 172 HEARING DATE(S) : 12/3/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 March 2003 JURISDICTION: Common Law Division JUDGMENT OF : Kirby J DECISION : Appeal dismissed

CATCHWORDS : Appeal against Magistrate's decision - powers of Special Constable to require information under Roads Act 1993 - presumption against requiring information that may incriminate - meaning of "immediately" - arrest, whether words enough - resisting arrest Justices Act 1902 LEGISLATION CITED : Roads Act 1993 Police (Special Provisions) Act 1901 Ballesty & Anor v Director of Liquor and Gaming & Ors [2002] NSWSC 1102 R v Francis (1735) Lee temp. Hard. 113 Thompson v Gibson 10 LJ Ex 243 Wightman v Land Boad of Canterbury & Quirk (1912) 31 NZLR 799 Cross v McHugh [1974] 1 NSWLR 500 Sorby v The Commonwealth of Australia (1983) 152 CLR 281 CASES CITED : Police Service Board v Morris (1984-1985) 156 CLR 397 Alderson v Booth [1969] 2 QB 216 Woodley v Boyd [2001] NSWCA 35 R v Galvin (No 2) [1961] VR 740 R v Appelby (1940) 28 Cr App R 1 O'Hair v Killian [1971] 1 SASR 1 Cavanagh v Galkowski [1979] 20 SASR 322 Police v Thomson [1969] NZLR 513 Mark Thomas Preece (Pl/Resp) Michael Boyd (Def/Appl) PARTIES : Mark Thomas Preece (Pl/Resp) Stuart Gregory McDougall (Def/Appl) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12108/01; 12109/01 COUNSEL : R Horsley (Pl/Resp) T Bates (Defs/Appls) Harris Wheeler (Pl/Resp) SOLICITORS : Boyd Wooi Olsen (Boyd - Def/Appl) Mark Evans (McDougall - Def/Appl)