NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 177 A Crin R 517
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Abdel-Hady v Magistrate Freund & Anor [2007] NSWSC 1247
HEARING DATE(S) : 18 October 2007
JUDGMENT DATE : 2 November 2007
JURISDICTION : Supreme Court
JUDGMENT OF : Rothman J
1. The decision of her Honour Magistrate Freund given on 2 July 2007 in Director of Public Prosecution v Safwat Abdel-Hady declining to direct that the undermentioned witnesses attend to give oral evidence at the hearing of the committal proceedings be quashed. Those undermentioned witnesses are: (a) Shane McNally (b) Leyla Marcos (c) Catriona Gilchrist.
DECISION : 2. An order pursuant to section 69 of the Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) that the proceedings be remitted to the Local Court to be heard and determined according to law.
3. Any order staying the committal proceedings, until further order of this Court or otherwise, is dissolved.
4. Orders may be entered forthwith.
5. The parties have liberty to apply on the question of costs.
CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW – committal proceedings – direction under section 91 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) – "substantial reasons" – insufficient reasons – requirement to have regard to effect on trials
Crimes (Local Court Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW)
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