Director of Public Prosecutions v Gramelis [2010] NSWSC 787

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Director of Public Prosecutions v Gramelis [2010] NSWSC 787

HEARING DATE(S) : 16 June 2010

JUDGMENT DATE : 21 July 2010

JUDGMENT OF : Price J at 1

DECISION : (i) The appeal is allowed; (ii) The decision of the magistrate made at Mt Druitt Local Court on 14 December 2009 to dismiss the Court Attendance Notice issued to the defendant be set aside; (iii) The matter be remitted to the Mt Druitt Local Court to be dealt with according to law, (iv) The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs, (v) The defendant is to have an indemnity certificate in respect of the appeal pursuant to s 6 Suitors' Fund Act 1951.

CATCHWORDS : Appeal against decision of Local Court Magistrate - speeding offence - speed measuring device - errors of law - procedural fairness - judicial notice - whether discretion not to remit to Local Court

Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 s 56(1)(c) s 59(2), s 59(2)(a) Criminal Prodecure Act 1986 s 16, s 16(1), s 21 s 21(1), LEGISLATION CITED : Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 s 9 Evidence Act 1995 s 144, s 144(1)(a), s 144(4) Road Rules 2008 Rule 20 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 s 46, s 46(1), s 46(2), s 73A, s 73A(2) Suitors' Fund Act 1951 s 6 Supreme Court Rules 1970 Part 51B, Rule 6(2)(b)

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Acuthan v Coates (1986) 6 NSWLR 472 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Illawarra Cashmart Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 343 Director of Public Prosecutions v Wunderwald [2004] NSWSC 182 CASES CITED : DPP (NSW) v Knight [2006] NSWSC 646 DPP v Yeo [2008] NSWSC 953 RTA (NSW) v Baldock [2007] NSWCCA 35 RTA v Bourke [2010] NSWSC 559 RTA v Field [2005] NSWSC 606