Hadjigeorgiou v New South Wales Crimes Commission [2007] NSWCA 197

Reported Decision: 174 A Crim R 124

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Hadjigeorgiou v New South Wales Crimes Commission [2007] NSWCA 197

HEARING DATE(S): 1 August 2007

JUDGMENT DATE: 29 August 2007

JUDGMENT OF: Giles JA at 1; Santow JA at 33; Basten JA at 47

DECISION: (By majority) (1) Extend time in which to apply for leave to appeal up to and including 3 May 2007; (2) Grant leave to appeal and direct the filing of the notice of appeal within seven days; (3) Dismiss the appeal with costs.

CATCHWORDS: Criminal Assets Recovery Act - restraining order - affidavit of reasonable suspicion of engaging in serious crime related activity and stating grounds on which suspicion is based - order made if judge satisfied are reasonable grounds for suspicion - three offences identified - assertion of suspicion - matters stated in affidavit not specifically related to offences - whether vitiating imprecision - whether were reasonable grounds for suspicion.

LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990, s 10

Balog v Independent Commission against Corruption (1990) 169 CLR 625; Beneficial Finance Corporation v Commissioner of Australian Federal Police (1991) 31 FCR 523; Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; Coal and Allied Operations Pty Ltd v Australian Industrial Relations Commission (2000) 203 CLR 194; Fardon v Attorney-General (Qld) (2004) 223 CLR 575; George v Rockett (1990) 170 CLR 104; Gifford v Strang Patrick Stevedoring Pty Ltd (2003) 214 CLR 269; Hilton v Wells (1985) 157 CLR 57; Housing Commission (NSW) v Tatmar Pastoral Co Pty Ltd [1983] 3 NSWLR 378; CASES CITED: Love v Attorney-General (NSW) (1990) 169 CLR 307; Malinka Hodings Pty Ltd v Stretton (2001) 204 CLR 290; New South Wales Crimes Commission v Ollis (2006) 65 NSWLR 478; Ousley v The Queen (1997) 192 CLR 69; Potter v Minahan (1908) 7 CLR 277; Public Service Board (NSW) v Osmond (1986) 159 CLR 656; Queensland Bacon Pty Ltd v Rees (1966) 115 CLR 266; Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247; State of New South Wales v Corbett [2007] HCA 32. R v Ho and Szeto (1989) A Crim R 145;