Regina v Ronen & Ors [2004] NSWSC 1291

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Regina v Ronen & Ors [2004] NSWSC 1291 HEARING DATE(S) : JUDGMENT DATE : 16 April 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Whealy J at 1 DECISION : I make an order that the interests of justice do not require that the witness at this stage give the evidence.

CATCHWORDS : Subpoena - application to set aside - Publication against Court exercising power - Collateral purpose and abuse of prcess - Prosecutor: duty to call witnesses - Denial of natural justice - s 128 of Evidence Act: should witness be equired to give evidence? - Reasons for refusing LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Procedure Act 1986 R v Ronen & Ors [2004] NSWCCA 67 Kable v The Director of Public Prosecutions (1995) 189 CLR 51 National Employers Mutual Insurances Association v Waind [1978] NSWLR 372 Botany Bay Instrument & Control Pty Limited v Steart [1984] 3 NSWLR 98 CASES CITED : Southern Pacific Hotel Services Inc v Southern Pacific Hotel Corp Limited [1984] 1 NSWLR 710 Regina v Apostilides (1984) 154 CLR 563 Whitehorn v Regina (1983) 152 CLR 657 Regina v Kneebone (1999) 47 NSWLR 450 Palmer (Unreported NSWCCA 4 September 1992) Ainsworth v The Criminal Justice Commission (1991) 175 CLR 564 Regina v Ida Ronen PARTIES : Regina v Nitzan Ronen Regina v Izhar Ronen FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 70222/03; 70032/03; 70223/03 Mr T. Game SC; Ms S. McNaughton - Crown COUNSEL : Mr R. Richter QC; Mr N. Rosenbaum - Accused Ida Ronen Mr I. Hill QC; Mr E. Power - Accused Nitzan Ronen Mr Van de Wiel QC; Mr P. Jones - Accused Izhar Ronen SOLICITORS : Ms P. Musgrave - Cth DPP Watsons Solicitors - Accused