Office of State Revenue v El Kazzi (No. 2) [2013] NSWLC 19

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Office of State Revenue v El Kazzi (No. 2) [2013] NSWLC 19 Hearing dates: 13-14/02/2013 Decision date: 02 September 2013 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Favretto LCM Decision: CANs 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 are duplicitous Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - practice and procedure - duplicity - statutory provisions referring to a singular prohibited act - whether impermissible to charge more than one prohibited act in a Court Attendance Notice Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 First Home Owner Grant Act 2000 Oaths Act 1900 Taxation Administration Act 1996 Cases Cited: Chapman v R [2013] NSWCCA 91 Giam v R [1999] NSWCCA 53; (1999) 104 A Crim R 416 Johnson v Miller (1937) 59 CLR 467; [1938] ALR 104 Office of State Revenue v El Kazzi (No. 1) [2013] NSWLC 18 Romeyko v Samuels (1972) 2 SASR 529; (1972) 19 FLR 322 S v The Queen [1989] HCA 66; (1989) 168 CLR 266 Stanton v Abernathy (1990) 19 NSWLR 656; (1900) 48 A Crim R 16 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Office of State Revenue (prosecution/ respondent) Grace El Kazzi (accused/ applicant) Representation: P Wass SC for the OSR B Thomson of the NSW Crown Solicitor's Office for the OSR D Miralis of Gibson Nyman Stewart for the accused File Number(s): 2012/205920 Publication restriction: Nil