Police v Beckett [2012] NSWLC 5

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Police v Beckett [2012] NSWLC 5 Hearing dates: 02/03/2012 Decision date: 29 June 2012 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Heilpern LCM Decision: The ERISP is admitted in evidence Catchwords: EVIDENCE - s 138 Evidence Act 1995 - admissibility of evidence improperly or illegally obtained - balancing exercise - whether desirability of admitting evidence outweighs undesirability of admitting evidence obtained improperly or illegally - failure of police to comply with LEPRA requirements - ALS not notified of Aboriginal defendant in custody for questioning - failure not deliberate - seriousness of offence charged Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 Cases Cited: Bunning v Cross (1978) 141 CLR 54 Campbell v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2008] NSWSC 1284 DPP v Carr [2002] NSWSC 194 Parker v Comptroller-General of Customs [2007] NSWCA 348 R v Ali Alkan [2010] NSWLC 1 R v APC & CP (District Court, unreported, 7 April 2006, Nicholson SC DCJ) R v Camilleri [2007] NSWCCA 36 R v Dalley [2002] NSWCCA 284 R v Dorothy Riley (District Court, unreported, 12 February 2002, Shadbolt DCJ) R v Helmhout [2000] NSWSC 208 R v Phan [2003] NSWCCA 205 Ridgeway v R (1995) 184 CLR 19 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Police Dennis Beckett (the defendant) Representation: Ms Kennedy for the Police Mr Behan for the defendant File Number(s): 2011/232421