Bin Sulaeman v R [2013] NSWCCA 283

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bin Sulaeman v R [2013] NSWCCA 283 Hearing dates: 1 October 2013 Decision date: 14 November 2013 Before: Beazley P at [1] R A Hulme J at [2] Bellew J at [170] Decision: Appeal against conviction dismissed. Catchwords: EVIDENCE - offence of aggravated people smuggling - evidence of admission made to officer of Royal Australian Navy boarding party - use of translation cards - objection taken at trial on ss 85, 90, and 139 - evidence admitted - asserted unfairness, unreliability and failure to adequately caution - findings of fact open with regard to s 85 that circumstances did not adversely affect truth of admissions - no House v The King error regarding reliance upon caution administered with translation cards as bearing against rejection of the admission for the purposes of ss 90 and 139 - decisions below not erroneous CRIMINAL LAW - offences - people smuggling - s 233C Migration Act - appellant crew on boat found near Christmas Island with fifty-seven passengers - made admissions in response to translation card that indicated awareness of being in Australian waters - conversations with passengers on voyage to similar effect - trial judge directed that the necessary intention was awareness of passengers intended destination of Australia - proper directions about unreliability of conversations and admission - Crown case not reliant on proving that appellant aware Christmas Island was part of Australia - defence case simply that appellant going to entirely different destination in Indonesia - no misdirection on elements established CRIMINAL LAW - appeals generally - practice and procedure - objection to admissions taken below on specific grounds - objection not upheld - further grounds raised in support of objection in appeal against ruling - application of Rule 4 where objection taken below but new grounds raised on appeal - consideration of general requirement that counsel make clear at trial the grounds on which particular rulings are sought - Rule 4 applies - common law practice generally contrary to reliance upon new grounds, subject to question of miscarriage of justice Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Cases Cited: Alomalu v R [2012] NSWCCA 255 Aslett v R [2006] NSWCCA 49 Bin Radimin v R; Bin Zakhria v R [2013] NSWCCA 220 Dhanhoa v The Queen [2003] HCA 40; (2003) 217 CLR 1 Em v The Queen [2007] HCA 46; (2007) 232 CLR 67 FMJ v The Queen [2011] VSCA 308 Gately v The Queen [2007] HCA 55; (2007) 232 CLR 208 Hawkins v R (NSWCCA, 17 December 1992, unreported) House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Magaming v The Queen [2013] HCA 40 Maier v R (unreported, NSWCCA, 21 May 1996) MIH v R [2007] NSWCCA 199 Newcomen v Corrigan [1880] NSWLawRp 80; (1880) 1 LR (NSW) 358 PJ v The Queen [2012] VSCA 146; (2012) 268 FLR 99 Potts v R [2012] NSWCCA 229 R v Abusafiah (1991) 25 NSWLR 531 R v Anuga (1976) 11 ALR 412 R v Branscombe (1921) 21 SR (NSW) 363 R v Button and Griffin [2002] NSWCCA 159; (2002) 54 NSWLR 455 R v Deng [2001] NSWCCA 153 R v FDP [2008] NSWCCA 317; (2008) 74 NSWLR 645 R v Fowler [2003] NSWCCA 159; (2003) 151 A Crim R 166 R v Fuge [2001] NSWCCA 208; (2001) 123 A Crim R 310 R v Ita [2003] NSWCCA 174; (2003) 139 A Crim R 340 R v King [2000] NSWCCA 507 R v Malas (1978) 21 ALR 225 R v Moffatt [2000] NSWCCA 174; (2000) 112 A Crim R 201 R v O'Brien (1920) 20 SR (NSW) 486 R v Pemble (1971) 124 CLR 107 R v Robinson [2003] NSWCCA 188 R v Wilson [2005] NSWCCA 20; (2005) 62 NSWLR 346 Sepulveda v R [2006] NSWCCA 379; (2006) 167 A Crim R 108 Shepard v R [2011] NSWCCA 245 Sunada v R; Jaru v R [2012] NSWCCA 187 Taru Ali v R [2013] NSWCCA 211 The Queen v Amad [2012] NTCCA 1; 256 FLR 423 The Queen v Swaffield [1998] HCA 1; (1998) 192 CLR 159 Vickers v R [2006] NSWCCA 60; (2006) 160 A Crim R 195 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ade Sutiawan Bin Sulaeman Regina Representation: Counsel: Mr S Corish (Appellant) Ms W Abraham QC with Mr N Kelly (Respondent) Solicitors: William O'Brien & Ross Hudson Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions File Number(s): 2011/95469 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2012-07-26 00:00:00 Before: Hock DCJ File Number(s): 2011/95469