Police v O'Brien [2012] NSWLC 7

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Police v O'Brien [2012] NSWLC 7 Hearing dates: 31/01/2012 Decision date: 07 May 2012 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Favretto LCM Decision: A pair of scissors is not a knife within the meaning of ss and 11C of the Summary Offences Act 1988 Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - custody of knife in public place - Summary Offences Act 1988 - meaning of 'knife' - whether a pair of scissors is a knife - statutory construction - use of extrinsic material - Second Reading Speeches and Parliamentary debates Legislation Cited: Crimes Legislation Amendment (Police and Public Safety) Act 1998 Crimes Legislation Amendment (Possession of Knives in Public) Act 2009 Firearms Act 1996 Interpretation Act 1987 Offences In Public Places (Further Amendment) Act 1987 Prohibited Weapons Act 1989 Summary Offences Act 1970 Summary Offences Act 1988 Summary Offences Amendment Act 1997 Cases Cited: Avel Pty Ltd v Attorney-General (NSW) (1987) 11 NSWLR 126 Brooker v Director of Public Prosecutions [2005] EWHC 1132 (Admin) CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 384 Commissioner of Police v Kennedy [2007] NSWCA 328 DPP v Starr [2012] NSWSC 315 Kelly v The Queen (2004) 218 CLR 216; [2004] HCA 12 Newcastle City Council v GIO General Ltd (1997) 191 CLR 85 R v Bolton; Ex parte Bean (1987) 162 CLR 514 R v Davis [1998] Crim L. R. 564 CA R v Deegan [1998] EWCA Crim 385 R v Maclay (1990) 19 NSWLR 112 R v Qayum [2010] EWCA Crim 2237 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary Category: Principal judgment Parties: Police Kade O'Brien (the accused) Representation: Snr Sgt J Tyler-Stott (for the Police) R Ikaafu, Legal Aid Commission (for the accused) File Number(s): 2011/395990 Publication restriction: Nil