REGINA v ELD [2004] NSWCCA 219

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : REGINA v ELD [2004] NSWCCA 219 HEARING DATE(S) : 2/6/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 July 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Bell J at 1; Howie J at 49; Hislop J at 50 DECISION : 1. Allow the appeal and set aside the Judge's ruling that the complainant may not give evidence of the presence of SW and SAH respectively on the occasions charged in the indictment; 2. Set aside that part of the Judge's ruling by which she rejected evidence of uncharged indecent assaults committed on the complainant as evidence of the relationship between the complainant and the respondent.

Crimes Act 1900 Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2003 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 BRS v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 275 Harriman v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 590 R v AH (1997) 42 NSWLR 702 R v Basha (1989) 39 A Crim R 337 R v Dann [2000] NSWCCA 185 R v Edwards [1998] 2 VR 354 CASES CITED : R v GK [2001] NSWCCA 413; 53 NSWLR 317 R v JFP (unreported) Court of Criminal Appeal, 21 June 1996 R v L (unreported) Court of Criminal Appeal, 6 April 1992 R v Milakovic [2004] NSWCCA 199 R v NKS [204] NSWCCA 144 R v Quach [2002] NSWCCA 519 R v TAB [2002] NSWCCA 274 Rogers v the Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251 PARTIES : Regina (Appellant) ELD (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60126/04 COUNSEL : G Rowling (Crown) T Healey (Respondent) SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh SE O'Connor