NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : R v Hay [2010] NSWSC 14 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S) : 20 January 2010
JUDGMENT DATE : 20 January 2010
JUDGMENT OF : Latham J
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 20 January 2010
DECISION : Bail application refused
CATCHWORDS : Bail s.8A Bail Act - Application under Criminal Code (Cth) - s 8A(1)(b1) - drug offences - relevant quantity of drug - pure quantity is relevant commercial quantity
Criminal Code LEGISLATION CITED : Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Bail Act 1978
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
PARTIES : Regina - Crown Applicant - Matthew Robert Hay
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 209616/2009
COUNSEL : Regina - Ms M Lagana Applicant - Mr G Williams
SOLICITORS : Regina - Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Applicant - Guy P Williams & Co
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION
LATHAM J
20 January 2010
209616/20099 R v Matthew Robert HAY
JUDGMENT - Application for bail
1 The applicant, Matthew Robert Hay, applies for bail in respect of two charges, one under s 307.6 of the Criminal Code, being possess a marketable quantity of a border controlled drug, namely, cocaine and another under s 307.1 of the Criminal Code charged as a conspiracy to import a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug, namely, cocaine. 2 It should be observed that the Commonwealth Crown has acknowledged that the latter charge will shortly be withdrawn and substituted with a charge under s 307.2 of the Criminal Code, namely, conspiracy to import a marketable quantity of a border controlled drug, being cocaine.
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