Calleija v Regina [2012] NSWCCA 37

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Calleija v Regina [2012] NSWCCA 37 Hearing dates: 14 February 2012 Decision date: 22 March 2012 Before: Beazley JA at [1]; R A Hulme J at [132]; Garling J at [133] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal is granted; 2. The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - application for permanent stay of prosecution - general principles governing grant of permanent stay of criminal proceedings - whether the proceedings are an affront to the public conscience - abuse of process - duplicity - oppression and undue hardship - Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 5F Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; 60 CLR 336 Chu Piu-wing v Attorney-General [1984] HKLR 411 Darwiche v R [2011] NSWCCA 62 Dupas v The Queen [2010] HCA 20; 241 CLR 237 Hakim v Waterways Authority of New South Wales [2006] NSWCCA 376; 149 LGERA 415 House v R [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Jago v District Court of NSW [1989] HCA 46; 168 CLR 23 Mackay v R [1977] HCA 22; 136 CLR 465 Moevao v Department of Labour (1980) 1 NZLR 464 Moti v The Queen [2011] HCA 50; 283 ALR 393 Petroulias v R [2007] NSWCCA 154; 176 A Crim R 302 R (Cth) v Petroulias (No. 1) [2006] NSWSC 788; 177 A Crim R 153 R v Croydon Justices, Ex parte Dean [1993] QBD 769 R v Edwards & Anor [2009] HCA 20; 255 ALR 399 R v Giam [1999] NSWCCA 53; 104 A Crim R 416 R v Glennon [1992] HCA 16; 173 CLR 592 R v Hamzy (1994) 74 A Crim R 341 R v King [2003] NSWCCA 399; 59 NSWLR 472 R v M [2010] NSWDC 200 R v Mohi [2000] SASC 384; 78 SASR 55 R v Petroulias [2005] NSWCCA 75; 62 NSWLR 663 Regina v Moussad [1999] NSWCCA 337; 152 FLR 373 Stanton v Abernathy (1990) 19 NSWLR 656 Taylor v The Queen (1997) 93 A Crim R 1 Vuckov and Romeo (1986) 22 A Crim R 10 Walton v Gardiner [1993] HCA 77; 177 CLR 378 Williams v Spautz [1992] HCA 34; 174 CLR 509 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Joseph Calleija (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: R Bonnici (Applicant) P Staehli SC (Respondent) Colleen V Donnelly (Applicant) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/235383 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2011-08-11 00:00:00 Before: Frearson DCJ File Number(s): 2009/235383