Cassar v New South Wales Crime Commission [2014] NSWCA 356

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Cassar v New South Wales Crime Commission [2014] NSWCA 356 Hearing dates: 3 July 2014 Decision date: 20 October 2014 Before: Bathurst CJ; Beazley P; Emmett JA Decision: 1. Appeal dismissed; 2. The appellant to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal. [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: Confiscation of proceeds of crime - Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990, s 31A - where warranty as to assets given - whether warranty was required to be given personally - Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990, s 55(4) - whether agent acting within scope of actual or apparent authority Legislation Cited: Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990, s 3, s 9, s 22, s 27, s 31A, s 55 Cases Cited: Across Australia Finance v Bassenger [2008] NSWSC 799 Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue [2009] HCA 41; 239 CLR 27 Beckwith v The Queen [1976] HCA 55; 135 CLR 569 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters Subscribing to Contract No IH00AAQS v Cross [2012] HCA 56; 248 CLR 378 Commissioner of Taxation v Unit Trend Services Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 16; 87 ALJR 588 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd [2012] HCA 55; 87 ALJR 98 Freeman and Lockyer v Buckhurst Park Properties (Mangal) Limited [1964] 2 QB 480 Hamilton v Whitehead [1988] HCA 65; 166 CLR 121 In re a Debtor [1914] 2 KB 758 R v Lavender [2005] HCA 37; 222 CLR 67 Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) v Baldrock [2007] NSWCCA 35; 168 A Crim R 566 Waugh v HB Clifford & Sons Ltd [1982] Ch 374 Texts Cited: G D Dal Pont, Law of Agency (3rd ed 2013, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Charles Michael Cassar (Appellant) New South Wales Crime Commission (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Skinner; T Watts (Appellant) I Temby QC (Respondent) Solicitors: Burston, Cole & Associates (Appellant) New South Wales Crime Commission (Respondent) File Number(s): CA 2013/261042 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9111 Citation: New South Wales Crime Commission v Cassar (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1011 Date of Decision: 2013-07-31 00:00:00 Before: Rothman J File Number(s): 2007/264589