HA & SB v The Director of Public Prosecutions [2003] NSWSC 347

Reported Decision : 57 NSWLR 653

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : HA & SB v The Director of Public Prosecutions [2003] NSWSC 347 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 March 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 28 April 2003 JURISDICTION: Common Law Division JUDGMENT OF : Dunford J DECISION : Appeals dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - driving offences - Children's Court - findings of guilt - whether "conviction" - power to disqualify from holding driver licence - WORDS & PHRASES - "conviction" Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987, ss 10, 14, 33 Crimes Act 1900, s 556A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, s 10, 33, 34, 35 Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986, s 9 LEGISLATION CITED : Justices Act 1902, s 80AA(2) Motor Traffic Act 1909 Road Transport (General) Act 1999, ss 24, 25, 27, 30 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999, s 42(2) Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998, ss 25, 25A Traffic Act 1909, s 7A(3) Burgess v Boetefeur (1844) 7 Man & G 481 Cobiac v Liddy (1969) 119 CLR 257 Dixon v McCarthy [1975] 1 NSWLR 617 Kinney v Green (1992) 29 NSWLR 137 Maxwell v The Queen (1996) 184 CLR 501 CASES CITED : R v Felton [2002] NSWCCA 443 R v Ingrassia (1997) 41 NSWLR 447 R v Jerome and McMahon [1964] Qd R 595 R v Tonks [1963] VR 121 Re Stubbs (1947) 47 SR 329 Richards v The Queen (1993) AC 217 S (an infant) v Recorder of Manchester & ors [1971] AC 481 HA (Plaintiff / Appellant) PARTIES : SB (Plaintiff / Appellant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Defendant / Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 13121/02; 13122/02 COUNSEL : AP Cook (Plaintiffs / Appellants) D Frearson (Defendant / Respondent) SOLICITORS : Legal Aid Commission of NSW (Plaintiffs / Appellants) SE O'Connor - Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Defendant / Respondent)