Mulder v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2015] NSWCA 92

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mulder v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2015] NSWCA 92 Hearing dates: 13 March 2015 Decision date: 10 April 2015 Before: Ward JA at [1]; Gleeson JA at [2]; Johnson J at [151] Decision: Each summons be dismissed with costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – application for review of decisions of the District Court in its criminal jurisdiction on appeal from the Local Court – challenge to decisions at two levels – review limited to jurisdictional error on part of the District Court – whether the accused was not afforded procedural fairness – complaint of inadequate representation – complaint regarding refusal to allow fresh evidence pursuant to Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) – whether apprehended bias on the part of the magistrate in the Local Court in the form of pre-judgment – apprehended bias not established

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review - whether court attendance notice (CAN) and any conviction invalid – where date of offence particularised in CAN is amended – CAN not invalid – complaint that prosecution failed to call a material witness – complaint that District Court was not in a position to assess the accused's credibility – complaint of inadequate reasons – summons dismissed Legislation Cited: Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth), ss 5, 6, 28, 32, 33, 136, 140 Australian Passports Act 2005 (Cth), ss 32, 35 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), ss 3, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 67, 71 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 15, 20, 21, 175 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 176 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 97, 101 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), ss 39, 68, 79 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Cases Cited: Beale v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Bindaree Beef Pty Ltd v Riley [2013] NSWCA 305; 85 NSWLR 350 Charara v R [2006] NSWCCA 244; 164 A Crim R 39 Commissioner of Taxation v Futuris Corporation Limited [2008] HCA 32; 237 CLR 146 Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58; 184 CLR 163 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Emanuel [2009] NSWCA 42; 193 A Crim R 552 Dyason v Butterworth [2015] NSWCA 52 Elias v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [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; 239 CLR 531 Knaggs v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2007] NSWCA 83; 170 A Crim R 366 Lavorato v Regina [2012] NSWCCA 61; 82 NSWLR 568 McKellar v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2011] NSWCA 91 Michael Wilson & Partners Limited v Nicholls [2011] HCA 48; 244 CLR 427 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte HB [2001] HCA 34; 179 ALR 513 Reznitsky v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2014] NSWCA 79 R v Lipton [2011] NSWCCA 246; 82 NSWLR 123 Spanos v Lazaris [2008] NSWCA 74 Wang v Farkas [2014] NSWCA 29; 85 NSWLR 390 Whitehorn v R [1983] HCA 42; 157 CLR 657 Yousaf v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2012] NSWCA 397 Texts Cited: Aronson, "Jurisdictional error without the tears", in Groves and Lee (eds), Australian Administrative Law - Fundamentals, Principles and Doctrines (2007) 330 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jack Denis Mulder (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (First Respondent) District Court of NSW (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Applicant (Self-represented) C Taylor (First Respondent) Submitting appearance (Second Respondent)