R v Mark William Standen [2011] NSWSC 1038

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Mark William Standen [2011] NSWSC 1038 Hearing dates: 3/2/11, 4/2/11, 7/2/11, 8/2/11 Decision date: 17 February 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: James J Decision: Dismiss the application that the second count be stayed as an abuse of process. Catchwords: Criminal Law - abuse of process - charge in indictment based on ss 307.11(1) and 11.5 Commonwealth Criminal Code - whether inclusion on same indictment of charge based on s 25.2 of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act NSW an abuse of process Legislation Cited: Commonwealth Criminal Code 1995 - ss 5.2, 11.5, 11.5(1), 11.5(2)(b), 11.5(2)(c), 11.5(7A), 307.11, 307.11(1), 307.11(1)(a), 307.11(1)(b)(ii), 307.11(1)(c), 307.11(1)(d), 307.11(3), 400.6(1) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 - ss 3, 25, 25(2) Commonwealth Crimes Act - ss 19B(1)(c), 42 Crimes Act (NSW) - ss 33, 110 Commonwealth Copyright Act Customs Act - s 233B(1)(b) Criminal Appeal Act - s 5F(3) Cases Cited: Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 Nahlous v R (2010) NSWCCA 58 Blay v The Queen (2006) WASCA 248; 205 FLR 414 R v Stevens (1991) 23 NSWLR 75 R v Campbell (2008) 73 NSWLR 272 Thorn v R (2009) NSWCCA 294 Schembri v R (2010) NSWCCA 149 Kinchela v R (2010) NSWCCA 167 Hinchcliffe v R (2010) NSWCCA 306 R v Slatinec [1999] NSWCCA 2 Environment Protection Authority v Australian Iron & Steel (1992) 28 NSWLR 502 Einfeld v R (2008) 51 MVR 200; (2008) NSWCCA 215 R v Dudko (2002) 132 A Crim R 371 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Regina v Mark William Standen Representation: T Game SC, H Dhanji SC, S Buchen (Crown) M Ierace SC, G Farmer (Accused) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) G Elliot (Accused) File Number(s): 2009/8922