Regina (C'Wealth) v Baladjam & Ors [No 19] [2008] NSWSC 1441

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Regina (C'Wealth) v Baladjam & Ors [No 19] [2008] NSWSC 1441

HEARING DATE(S) : 19/05/08; 20/05/08

JUDGMENT DATE : 28 May 2008

JURISDICTION : Criminal

JUDGMENT OF : Whealy J at 1

DECISION : I decline to exclude the evidence described as "Melbourne" evidence.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Principles applicable to evidence in a conspiracy trial - Common law principles not over thrown by Evidence) Act 1995 - s 57(2) and s 87(2) - CRIMINAL LAW - Relevance and exclusion of evidence under s 137 of Evidence Act 1995

Evidence Act 1995 Trade Practices Act Criminal Code (ACT) LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Code Act 1995 Quarantine Act Road Transport (Alcohol & Drugs) Act Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979

Ahern v R (1988) 165 CLR 87 at 100, 103 Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Leahy Petroleum pty Ltd & Ors [2007] 160 FCR 321 Gillies "The Law of Criminal Conspiracy" 2nd Edition, Chapter 13 page 176 Jackson v TCN Channel 9 Pty Limited [2002] NSWSC 1229 (at 40, per Adams J) Caratti v R [2000] 157 FLR 241 MacIlwaine v Ramsay Food Packaging Pty Limited [2006] FCA 828 Masters v R (1992) 26 NSWLR 450 at 461 CASES CITED : Smith v The Queen [2001] 206 CLR 650 at (6) Tripodi v R (1961) 104 CLR 1 at 6-7 R v Baladjam & Ors [No 11] unreported 16 April 2008 R v Chai (1992) 27 NSWLR 153 R v Hayter [2005] 1 WLR 605; [2005] UKHL 6 R v Louden (1995) 37 NSWLR at 683 R v MacRaild (unreported) NSWCCA, Sully, Dunford and Simpson JJ R v Masters & Wunderlich (1992) 26 NSWLR