Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Ede [2014] NSWCA 282

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Ede [2014] NSWCA 282 Hearing dates: 12 August 2014 Decision date: 12 August 2014 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Gleeson JA at [2]; Tobias AJA at [51] Decision: (1) Set aside the order of the District Court made on 19 December 2013. (2) Remit the proceedings to the District Court to determine Ms Ede's outstanding appeal against the sentence imposed by the Local Court on 15 October 2013. (3) No orders to the costs of the proceedings in this Court. (4) Otherwise dismiss the summons. [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 - Judicial Review - orders in nature of certiorari and mandamus - Whether jurisdictional error - Whether District Court correctly construed and applied s 19B(1)(d) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) - Whether the discretion to impose a condition of the recognisance extends to the power to impose a requirement to perform unpaid work PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Judgments and Orders - Appropriate remedy where sentence below partly affected by jurisdictional error - Severance - Whether possible to sever only the impugned portion of the decision - Whether the impugned portion is inextricably linked Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) ss 16A, 19B, 20, 20AB, 21B Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) ss 3, 11, 12, 20, 71 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 8, 10 Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) s 135.2 Commonwealth Gazette, No 293, 12 November 1990 District Court Act 1973 (NSW) s 176 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) ss 39, 68 and 79 Justices Act 1902 (NSW) s 125 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 69 Cases Cited: Adams v Carr (1987) 47 SASR 205 Anderson v Judges of the District Court (NSW) (1992) 27 NSWLR 701 Bantick v Blunden (1981) 58 FLR 414 Bros Bins Systems Pty Ltd v Industrial Relations Commission (2008) 74 NSWLR 257 Cheatley v R (1972) 127 CLR 291 Commissioner of Taxation v Baffsky [2001] NSWCCA 332 Commissioner of Taxation v Doudle (2005) 195 FLR 76 Corporation of the City of Unley v Claude Neon Ltd and another (1993) 32 SASR 329 Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58; 184 CLR 163 Director of Public Prosecutions v Emanuel [2009] NSWCA 42; 193 A Crim R 552 Elias v Director of Public Prosecutions [2012] NSWCA 302; 222 A Crim R 286 Erceg v The District Court of New South Wales [2003] NSWCA 379; 143 A Crim R 455 Garde v Dowd [2011] NSWCA 115; 80 NSWLR 620 Kirk v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales [2010] HCA 1; 239 CLR 531 R v Ingrassia (1997) 41 NSWLR 447 R v North Hertfordshire District Council, ex parte Cobbold [1985] 3 All ER 486 R v Said El Masri [2005] NSWCCA 167 R v Shambayati [1999] 105 A Crim R 373 R v Wall [2002] NSWCCA 42; 71 NSWLR 692 R v Winchester (1992) 58 A Crim R 345 Re Narula, Ng & Hammersley; Ex parte Atanasoski [2003] WASCA 156 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Higginson [2011] NSWCA 151 Spanos v Lazaris [2008] NSWCA 74 Wentworth v Wentworth (Supreme Court (NSW), Santow J, 6 February 1998, unrep) Yousaf v Director of Public Prosecutions [2012] NSWCA 397 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Applicant) Tamerine Ede (First respondent) Acting District Court Judge R Madgwick (Second respondent) District Court of New South Wales (Third respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Ranken (Applicant) A Mitchelmore with J Davidson (Amici Curiae) Solicitors: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Applicant) File Number(s): 2014/13839 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2013-12-19 00:00:00 Before: Madgwick ADCJ File Number(s): 2013/235143