Thompson v DPP [2014] NSWSC 522

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Thompson v DPP [2014] NSWSC 522 Hearing dates: 5 May 2014 Decision date: 30 May 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Davies J Decision: 1. Summons dismissed. 2. The Plaintiff is to pay the First Defendant's costs. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - committal proceedings - application for direction that victim attend for cross-examination - refusal of magistrate to give direction - whether appeal available under Crimes (Appeal and Review Act) - whether prerogative relief available - need to show special reasons in the interests of justice - inconsistencies between victim and another witness - no jurisdictional error shown Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Justices Act 1902 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abdel-Hady v Magistrate Freund [2007] NSWSC 1247 Boumelhem v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2002] NSWSC 1046 B v Gould & Director of Public Prosecutions (1993) 67 A Crim R 297 Dawson v Director of Public Prosecutions [1999] NSWSC 1147 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v O'Conner [2006] NSWSC 458; (2006) 181 A Crim R 294 Goldsmith v Newman and the State of South Australia (1992) 59 SASR 404 Leahy v Price (Supreme Court (NSW), Adams J, 28 September 1998, unrep) McKirdy v McCosker [2002] NSWSC 197 Moussa v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2010] NSWSC 528 Murdoch v Petterson [2005] NSWSC 1359 Nanevski v Haskett [2006] NSWSC 1114 O'Hare v Director of Public Prosecutions [2000] NSWSC 430 R v Blakeley; ex parte The Association of Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Draftsmen of Australia (1950) 82 CLR 54 R v Colby (1995) 84 A Crim R 125 R v Kennedy (1997) 94 A Crim R 341 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57; (2000) 204 CLR 82 Saffron v Director of Public Prosecutions (1989) 16 NSWLR 397 Sim v Magistrate Corbett [2006] NSWSC 665 Steele v Director of Public Prosecutions [2007] NSWSC 926 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Leonard Francis Thompson (Plaintiff) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) First Defendant) The Local Court of New South Wales (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: I Nash (Plaintiff) C A Webster SC (First Defendant) Submitting Appearance (Second Defendant) Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW (Plaintiff) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (First Defendant) Crown Solicitors Office (Second Defendant) File Number(s): 2014/73104 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2013-12-17 00:00:00 Before: Magistrate Dunlevy File Number(s): 2014/73104