R v PORTER [2004] NSWCCA 353

Reported Decision : 149 A Crim R 112 61 NSWLR 384

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v PORTER [2004] NSWCCA 353 HEARING DATE(S) : 20 September 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 October 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Barr J at 46; Hoeben J at 47 DECISION : Question answered "No"

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW -- Proper construction of words "in accordance with their tenor" in s4(1) of the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act -- Relationship between s 12 Interpretation Act and s527C Crimes Act -- Whether s527C of Crimes Act requires stealing or unlawful obtaining to occur in NSW Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970 s4(1) Crimes Act 1900 s527C Criminal Code 2002 (ACT) s 324(1) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) s12 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Police Act 1892 (WA) s 69 Police Offences Act 1935 (Tas) s39(1) Summary Offences Act (NT) s61(2) Summary Offences Act 1953 (SA) s 41(1) Summary Offences Act 1966 (Vic) s26(1) Summary Offences Act 1970 (NSW) Vagrants, Gaming and Other Offences Act 1931 (Qld) s25(1) Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) v Owens (No 2) (1953) 88 CLR 168 Commonwealth v State of Western Australia (1999) 196 CLR 392 Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd v Australian Workers' Union (2004) 209 ALR 116 English v R (1989) 17 NSWLR 149 Farrelll v Alexander [1977] AC 59 Flaherty v Girgis (1987) 162 CLR 574 Foster v The Queen (1967) 118 CLR 117 Grant v The Queen (1981) 147 CLR 503 John Robertson & Co Ltd (in liq) v Ferguson Transformers Pty Ltd (1973) 129 CLR 65 Lipohar v R (1999) 200 CLR 485 Pedersen v Young (1964) 110 CLR 162 Pinkstone v The Queen (2004) ALJR 797 R v Carr and Wilson (1883) 10 QBD 76 CASES CITED : R v Chan (1992) 28 NSWLR 421 R v Chard [1984] AC 279 R v Debruiel (1861) 11 Cox C.C 207 R v Ellis [1899] 1 QB 230 R v Kron (1995) 78 A Crim R 474 R v Porter (2001) 53 NSWLR 354 R v Porter (2004) 141 A Crim R 593 Re: Alcan Australia Limited Ex Parte Federation of Industrial Engineering Employees (1994) 181 CLR 96 Salvation Army (Victoria) Property Trust v Fern Tree Gully Corporation (1952) 85 CLR 159 Solomons v District Court of New South Wales (2002) 211 CLR 119 The Queen v Phillips (1970) 125 CLR 93 The Queen v Reynhoudt (1962) 107 CLR 381 Thwaites v O'Sullivan [1965] SASR 34 Treacy v Director of Public Prosecutions [1971]AC 537 Zickar v M G H Plastic Industries Pty Ltd (1996) 187 CLR 310 PARTIES : REGINA Christopher Mark PORTER FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 2004/1930 COUNSEL : C Waterstreet (Appellant) D M L Woodburne (Respondent Crown) Kings Lawyers (Appellant) SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh (Respondent Crown)