X7 v R [2014] NSWCCA 273

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: X7 v R [2014] NSWCCA 273 Hearing dates: 25 August 2014 Decision date: 28 November 2014 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Beazley P at [113]; Hidden J at [116]; Fullerton J at [117]; R A Hulme J at [118] Decision: 1.Leave to appeal granted. 2.Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - application for permanent stay - need to identify fundamental defect and unfair consequences or proceedings amount to abuse of process- illegal compulsory examination of charged person about charges - no evidence of actual unfairness caused - no access to transcript of examination Legislation Cited: Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth), ss 25A, 30, 46B and Div 2 Part II Constitution, Ch III Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5F Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990 (NSW), ss 13A, 62 and 63 Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) New South Wales Crime Commission Act 1985 (NSW), s 13 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth) Cases Cited: Algama v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 1884; (2001) 115 FCR 253 Attorney General for the Commonwealth v Finch (No 2) [1984] HCA 40; (1984) 155 CLR 107 Australian Crime Commission v OK [2010] FCAFC 61; (2010) 185 FCR 258 Barton v The Queen [1980] HCA 48; (1980) 147 CLR 75 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2006] HCA 27; (2006) 226 CLR 256 Bird v Colonial Spark Plugs Proprietary Limited [1942] HCA 11; (1942) 66 CLR 43 Dupas v The Queen [2010] HCA 20; (2010) 241 CLR 237 Ex parte Zietsch; Re Craig (1944) 44 SR (NSW) 360 Hamilton v Oades [1989] HCA 21; (1989) 166 CLR 486 Hammond v The Commonwealth of Australia [1982] HCA 42; (1982) 152 CLR 188 Jago v The District Court of New South Wales [1989] HCA 46; (1989) 168 CLR 23 Lee v New South Wales Crime Commission [2013] HCA 39; (2013) 251 CLR 196 Lee v The Queen [2014] HCA 20; (2014) 88 ALJR 656 Moevao v Department of Labour [1980] 1 NZLR 464 Mortimer v Brown [1970] HCA 4; (1970) 122 CLR 493 Moti v The Queen [2011] HCA 50; (2011) 245 CLR 456 North Ganalanja Aboriginal Corporation v The State of Queensland [1996] HCA 2; (1996) 185 CLR 595 R v CB; MP v R [2011] NSWCCA 264 R v Edwards [2009] HCA 20; (2009) 83 ALJR 717 R v Seller [2013] NSWCCA 42; (2013) 273 FLR 155 R v X [2014] NSWCCA 168 Rees v Kratzmann [1965] HCA 49; (1965) 114 CLR 63 Rogers v The Queen [1994] HCA 42; (1994) 181 CLR 251 The King v Macfarlane; Ex parte O'Flanagan [1923] HCA 39; (1923) 32 CLR 518 The Queen v Glennon [1992] HCA 16; (1992) 173 CLR 592 Walton v Gardiner [1993] HCA 77; (1993) 177 CLR 378 Williams v Spautz [1992] HCA 34; (1992) 174 CLR 509 X7 v Australian Crime Commission [2013] HCA 29; (2013) 248 CLR 92 Zhao and Jin v The Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police [2014] VSCA 137 Texts Cited: Sir Anthony Mason, "The Use and Abuse of Precedent" (1988) 4 Aus Bar Rev 93 Category: Principal judgment Parties: X7 (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B W Walker SC / G D Wendler / P Meagher (Applicant) C P O'Donnell / J Single (Crown) Solicitors: John D Weller (Applicant) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2010/389509 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2014-02-21 00:00:00 Before: Hock DCJ File Number(s): 2010/389509