Iqbal v R [2012] NSWCCA 72

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Iqbal v R [2012] NSWCCA 72 Hearing dates: [2012] 20 March 2012 Decision date: 26 April 2012 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at [1] Davies J at [26] Garling J at [27] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. Appeal dismissed Catchwords: Criminal law - 5F application - ability of Crown to file an ex officio indictment after leave to elect was refused in the Local Court - whether filing of ex officio indictment constituted an abuse of process - appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Cases Cited: Barron v Attorney-General (NSW) (1987) 10 NSWLR 215; 29 A Crim R 230 Barton v The Queen [1980] HCA 48; (1980) 147 CLR 75 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2006] HCA 27; (2006) 226 CLR 256 Kolalich v DPP (NSW) [1991] HCA 47; (1991) 173 CLR 222 PM v The Queen [2007] HCA 49; (2007) 232 CLR 370 R v Bartalesi; R v Fragassi (1997) 93 A Crim R 274 Williams v Spautz [1992] HCA 34; (1992) 174 CLR 509 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Alvin Mohammed Iqbal (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S J Odgers SC (Applicant) T Smith (Crown) Solicitors: Danny Eid Lawyers (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2010/428495 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2011-10-04 00:00:00 Before: Puckeridge DCJ File Number(s): 2010/428495