Hamilton v Director of Public Prosecutions [2012] NSWSC 1365

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hamilton v Director of Public Prosecutions [2012] NSWSC 1365 Hearing dates: 5 October 2012 Decision date: 15 November 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: SG Campbell J Decision: The amended summons filed on 13th September 2012 is dismissed. The plaintiff is to pay the first defendant's costs of the proceedings on the ordinary basis after they have been assessed or agreed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - judicial review - jurisdictional error - certiorari - whether erroneous exclusion of a third member of the plaintiffs legal team during in camera testimony constituted a denial of procedural fairness - whether s25 Bail Act breached - whether breach jurisdictional error Legislation Cited: Bail Act 1978 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Trials for Felony Act 1836 (Imp) Cases Cited: Allianz Australian Insurance Limited v. Kerr [2012] NSWCA 13 Attorney General (NSW) v. Quin (1990) 170 CLR 1 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v. Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Chief Constable of North Wales Police v. Evans [1982] 1 WLR 1115 Craig v. State of South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Crampton v. the Queen (2000) 206 CLR 161 Dietrich v. The Queen (1992) 177 CLR 292 Elias v. Director of Public Prosecutions [2012] NSWCA 302 F. Hoffman-La Roche v. Secretary of State [1975] AC 295 Fingleton v. The Queen (2005) 227 CLR 166 International Finance Trust Co Ltd v. NSW Crime Commission (2009) 240 CLR 319 Jones v. National Coal Board [1957] 2 QB 55 Kirk v. Industrial Court (NSW) (2010) 239 CLR 531 Livermore v R (2006) 67 NSWLR 659 R. v. Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 R. v. Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration; Ex parte Ozone Theatres (Aust) Limited (1949) 78 CLR 389 R. v. Hilton (1987) 7 NSWLR 745 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1 R. v. Sandford (1994) 33 NSWLR 172 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala (2000) 204 CLR 82 Roche v. Secretary of State [1975] AC 295 Sasterawan v. Morris (2007) 69 NSWLR 547 Sergi v. The Director of Public [1991] NSW CA 244 Stead v. State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141 Whitehorn v. The Queen (1983) 152 CLR 657 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kyran Stuart Hamilton (plaintiff) Director of Public Prosecutions (first defendant) Local Court of New South Wales (second defendant) Representation: J Mitchell (plaintiff) C A Webster SC (first defendant) Solicitors: Andrew Hamilton (plaintiff) Solicitor of Public Prosecutions (first defendant) IV Knight, Crown Solicitor (second defendant) File Number(s): 2012/268024