NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision: (2007) 25 ACLC 1,132
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Francisco CHUNG v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 231
HEARING DATE(S): 5 July 2007
JUDGMENT DATE: 2 August 2007
JUDGMENT OF: Spigelman CJ at 1; Hislop J at 65; Harrison J at 66
DECISION: 1 Grant leave to appeal; 2 Appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: SENTENCING - Dishonesty offences - Appellant convicted of conspiracy to cheat and defraud - Appellant not convicted of substantive offence – guilty plea – whether offence nonexistent because statute has overridden common law – effect of Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 184(2) and Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Div 11.5 – no intention to displace common law - CRIMINAL LAW – Practice and Procedure - Prosecution – Powers of the prosecution – discretion to select appropriate charge – principle of non interference by courts
Constitution s109 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s5E, s 9, s 184(2), s 184(3), s 185a), s 1308A, s 1311(2) LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1912 (Cth) s 29D, s 86, s 86A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s 5F Criminal Code Act 1998 (Cth) Div 11.5 (1), Div 11.5(7A), Div 11.6(1), Div 135.4
Chow v DPP (1992) 28 NSWLR 593 Felton v Mulligan (1971) 124 CLR 367 Maxwell v The Queen (1996) 184 CLR 501 CASES CITED: Peters v The Queen (1998) 192 CLR 493 R v El-Kotob (2002) 4 VR 546 R v McCready (1985) 20 A Crim R 32 The Queen v Hoar (1981) 148 CLR 32 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629
PARTIES: Francisco Chung (Appellant) Regina (Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2007/1166
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