Attorney General for New South Wales v Dylan CHIDGEY [2008] NSWCCA 65

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Attorney General for New South Wales v Dylan CHIDGEY [2008] NSWCCA 65

HEARING DATE(S): 7 February 2008

JUDGMENT DATE: 28 March 2008

JUDGMENT OF: Beazley JA at 1; James J at 90; Kirby J at 91

1. Appeal allowed DECISION: 2. Set aside the determination of the Magistrate, his Honour G Cocks, made on 21 July 2006, dismissing the application to set aside paragraph 3 of the schedule to the subpoena issued on 24 May 2006 3. Strike out paragraph 3 of the subpoena.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW – Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 5F - appeal against interlocutory judgment or orders – statutory right of appeal of Attorney General and DPP against interlocutory judgment or orders - PROCEDURE – subpoena for production - legitimate forensic purpose – whether it is 'on the cards' that documents will materially assist case

Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 5F Criminal Procedure Act 1986, s 227 Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986, s 8 LEGISLATION CITED: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985, ss 25(1), 25A(1) Evidence Act 1995, s 138 Interpretation Act 1987, s 33 Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997, ss 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 13A, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23 Local Courts (Criminal and Applications) Procedure Rule 2003, cl 47

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

Alistair v R [1983] HCA 45; (1984) 154 CLR 404 Attorney General for New South Wales v Stuart (1994) 34 NSWLR 667; (1994) 75 A Crim R 8 Bropho v Western Australia [1990] HCA 24; (1990) 171 CLR 1 Bruce Harvey v State of New South Wales (Supreme Court of New South Wales, per Johnson J at 315, June 2005, unreported) Carroll v Attorney General for New South Wales (1993) 70 A Crim R 162 Commissioner of Police v Tuxford [2002] NSWCA 139 Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564 Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith (1996) 86 A Crim R 308 DPP v Selway [2007] VSC 244 Ellavale Engineering Pty Ltd v Pilgrim [2005] NSWCA 272; (2005) 2 DDCR 744 Fitzgerald v Magistrates' Court of Victoria and Others [2001] VSC 348; [2001] 34 MVR 448 Gardiner v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 190; (2006) 162 A Crim R 233 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 CASES CITED : Kingston v Keprose Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 404 Jovanovski v R [2008] NSWCCA 9 Palgo Holdings Pty Ltd v Gowans [2005] HCA 28; (2005) 221 CLR 249 Principal Registrar of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Tastan (1994) 75 A Crim R 498 Propend Finance Pty Ltd v Australian Federal Police Commissioner (1994) 72 A Crim R 278 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; 194 CLR 355 R v Robinson (1996) 89 A Crim R 42; (1996) 129 FLR 409 R v Saleam (1989) 16 NSWLR 14; (1989) 39 A Crim R 406 R v Saleam [1999] NSWCCA 86 R v Taylor [2007] NSWCCA 104; 169 A Crim R 543 Ragg v Magistrates' Court of Victoria & Corcoris [2008] VSC 1 Re Don [2006] NSWSC 1125 Re McBain; Ex parte Australian Catholic Bishops Conference [2002] HCA 16; 209 CLR 372 Regina v Cheng [1999] NSWCCA 373; (1999) 48 NSWLR 616 Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW v Conolly [2003] NSWSC 327; 57 NSWLR 310