Scott v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 60

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Scott v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 60 Hearing dates: 18 March 2015 Decision date: 18 March 2015 Before: Basten JA at [38]; Gleeson JA at [1]; Johnson J at [39] Decision: (1)Summons dismissed. (2)Applicant to pay the first respondent's costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – application for review of the decision of the District Court in its criminal jurisdiction on appeal from the Local Court – jurisdictional error – complaint of apprehended bias – where judge gave a "Parker warning" following which appeals were withdrawn – no ground for reasonable apprehension of bias established Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 192E(1)(b) Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) s 18(1) District Court Act 1973 (NSW) s 176 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 69 Cases Cited: Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58; 184 CLR 163 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Burns [2010] NSWCA 265; 207 A Crim R 362 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 Garde v Dowd [2011] NSWCA 115; 80 NSWLR 620 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2010] HCA 1; (2009) 239 CLR 531 Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Nicholls [2011] HCA 48; 224 CLR 427 Parker v Director of Public Prosecutions (1992) 28 NSWLR 282 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte HB [2001] HCA 34; 179 ALR 513 Reznitsky v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2014] NSWCA 79 Spanos v Lazaris [2008] NSWCA 74 Wang v Farkas [2014] NSWCA 29 Yousaf v Director of Public Prosecutions [2012] NSWCA 397 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Raymond Leslie Scott (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (First respondent) District Court of New South Wales (Second respondent) Representation: Counsel: Applicant (In person) A Mitchelmore (First respondent)