Regina (C'Wealth) v Baladjam & Ors [No 40] [2008] NSWSC 1460

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Regina (C'Wealth) v Baladjam & Ors [No 40] [2008] NSWSC 1460

HEARING DATE(S) : 19/08/08

JUDGMENT DATE : 26 August 2008

JURISDICTION : Criminal

JUDGMENT OF : Whealy J at 1

DECISION : I decline to make the orders sought.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Evidence - Evidentiary certifictes under ss 18(1) and 61(1) of the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 - Validity of evidentiary certificates - Alleged failure to certify facts within the meaning of the s 18(1) of the legislation.

Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 LEGISLATION CITED : Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 ss 17, 18, 25 and 25A Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Search Warrant Act 1985

CEO of Customs v El Hajje 218 ALR at 457 Jones & Massey v Cook (1990) 22 HLR 319 R v Baladjam [No 17] 27 May 2008 CASES CITED : R v Khazaal (unreported) 16 July 2008 per Latham J at para 9 R v RIC Ex Parter Rossminister Trimboli v Onley [No 1] (1981) 56 FLR 304 per Powell J Way Out West Adult Shop Pty Ltd v Kraus [2008] NSWSC at para 25

Regina (C'Wealth) v Omar BALADJAM [No 40] Regina (C'Wealth) v Khaled CHEIKHO Regina (C'Wealth) v Moustafa CHEIKHO Regina (C'Wealth) v Mohamed Ali ELOMAR PARTIES : Regina (C'Wealth) v Abdul Rakib HASAN Regina (C'Wealth) v Mohammed Omar JAMAL Regina (C'Wealth) v Mirsad MULAHALILOVIC Regina (C'Wealth) v Khaled SHARROUF Regina (C'Wealth) v Mazen TOUMA