Jenkins v Director of Public Prosecutions [2013] NSWCA 406

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Jenkins v Director of Public Prosecutions [2013] NSWCA 406 Hearing dates: 11 November 2013 Decision date: 03 December 2013 Before: Hoeben JA at [1]; Gleeson JA at [4]; Simpson J at [88] Decision: 1. The application be dismissed. 2. The applicant pay the respondents' costs. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - prerogative writs and orders - where jury separated without an order under s 54(1)(b) of the Jury Act 1977 - consequences of procedural irregularity - where trial judge refused an application to discharge the jury - where jury subsequently entered a guilty verdict - whether the direction of the trial judge that the jury continue their deliberations was affected by jurisdictional error - whether the jury verdict was affected by jurisdictional error - whether there is basis for an order in the nature of certiorari to be made

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - prerogative writs and orders - merger principle - where no challenge to conviction - where the appropriate procedure to set aside the conviction arises under the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Legislation Cited: Bail Act 1978, s 30AA Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2003, Schedule 5(1) Constitution, s 73 Crimes Act 1900, ss 93C(1), 95(1) Criminal Appeal Act 1912, ss 5, 5F, 6 Criminal Appeal (Amendment) Act 1987 Criminal Procedure Act 1986, s 46, 131, 132, 133 District Court Act 1973, ss 8, 9, 11,166, 169, 173 Judiciary Act 1903, s 39 Juries Act 1968 (Vic) Jury Act 1977, s 54(1)(b), 73 Jury Amendment Act 1987, Schedule 1(1) Matrimonial Causes Act Supreme Court Act 1970, s 17, 69, Schedule Three Cases Cited: Adler v District Court of New South Wales (1990) 19 NSWLR 317 Area Concrete Pumping Pty Ltd v Inspector Barry Childs (WorkCover) [2012] NSWCA 208 Boral Gas (NSW) Pty Ltd v Magill (1993) 32 NSWLR 501 Brown v The Queen [1986] HCA 11; 160 CLR 171 Brownlee v The Queen [2001] HCA 36; 207 CLR 278 Capital Traction Company v Hof [1899] USSC 85; 174 US 1 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters Subscribing to Cesan and Another v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2007] NSWCCA 273; 230 FLR 185 Commonwealth v Hospital Contribution Fund [1982] HCA 13; 150 CLR 49 Commissioner of Taxation v Unit Trend Services Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 16; 297 ALR 190 Contract No IH00AAQS v Cross [2012] HCA 56; 293 ALR 412 Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58; 184 CLR 163 Elias v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2012] NSWCA 302; 222 A Crim R 286 Ex parte Waldron [1986] QB 824 Griffiths v The Queen [1977] HCA 44; 137 CLR 293 Hoffenberg v The District Court of New South Wales [2010] NSWCA 142 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2010] HCA 1; 239 CLR 531 Knight v Knight [1971] HCA 21; 122 CLR 114 Kotsis v Kotsis [1970] HCA 61; 122 CLR 69 Master Education Services Pty Ltd v Ketchell [2008] HCA 38; 236 CLR 101 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZIZO [2009] HCA 37; 238 CLR 627 Norvenska v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2007] NSWCCA 158 Pratten v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [2013] NSWSC 594; 302 ALR 329 Project Blue Sky [1998] HCA 28; 194 CLR 355 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57; 204 CLR 82 Re Stubbs (1947) 47 SR (NSW) 329 R v Blaby [1894] 2 QB 170 R v Chaouk [1986] VR 707 R v George, Harris and Hilton (1987) 9 NSWLR 527 R v Ketteridge [1915] 1 KB 467 R v Lansdell (unreported, NSWCCA, 22 May 1995) R v Locchi (1991) 22 NSWLR 309 R v MAJW [2007] NSWCCA 145; 171 A Crim R 407 R v Marsland (unreported, NSWCCA, 17 July 1991) R v Phan [2001] NSWCCA 29; 53 NSWLR 480 R v Radju [2001] NSWCCA 103; 53 NSWLR 471 R v Tonks and Goss [1963] VR 121 R v Unger (1977) 1 NSWLR 990 Spanos v Lazaris [2008] NSWCA 74 Tennant v R [2006] NSWCCA 208 The King v Electricity Commissioners; Ex parte London Electricity Joint Committee Co (1920), Ltd [1924] 1 KB 171 Tonari v R [2013] NSWCCA 232 Wilde v The Queen [1988] HCA 6; 164 CLR 365 Wo v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2009] NSWCA 370 Yousaf v Director of Public Prosecutions [2012] NSWCA 397 Texts Cited: NSW Law Reform Commission, Criminal Procedure: The Jury in a Criminal Trial, Report No 48 (1986) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Christopher Jenkins (Applicant) District Court (First respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Campbell SC and D Woodbury (Applicant) N Adams SC and J Davidson (Second respondent) N Adams SC and C Mantziaris (Third respondent) Solicitors: McGirr Lawyers (Applicant) IV Knight (First and third respondents) SC Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Second respondent) File Number(s): 2013/302263 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Citation: Jenkins v Director of Public Prosecutions Date of Decision: 2013-09-26 00:00:00 Before: Marien DCJ File Number(s): 2013/296942 and 2012/12910