El-Hilli and Melville v R [2015] NSWCCA 146

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: El-Hilli and Melville v R [2015] NSWCCA 146 Hearing dates: 10 June 2015 Decision date: 15 June 2015 Before: Simpson J Davies J Hamill J Decision: In each case:

1. Release application dismissed.

2. Bail refused. Catchwords: Bail application – appeal bail – jurisdiction of the Court of Criminal Appeal – special or exceptional circumstances – requirement that the appeal have merit – not necessary to show that success "virtually inevitable" – matters to be taken into account – proximity of release date – combination of factors may amount to special or exceptional circumstances – interaction with "unacceptable risk" test and other "bail concerns" – two stage process but similar factors may inform both stages Legislation Cited: Bail Act 1978 (NSW) Bail Act 2013 (NSW) Bail Amendment Act 2014 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alexandridis v R [2014] NSWSC 662 R v Antoun [2005] NSWCCA 270 Chew v The Queen (19915) 66 ALJR 209 Chew v The Queen (No 2) (1991) 66 ALJR 221 R v Ebrahimi [2015] NSWSC 335 DPP v Tikomaimaleya [2015] NSWCA 83 R v Kugor [2015] NSWCCA 14 R v Lago [2014] NSWSC 660 M v R [2015] NSWSC 138 Marotta v The Queen (1999) 73 ALJR 265 R v MFA [2002] NSWCCA 49 R v George Patrick O'Neill, unreported CCA (NSW) 13 May 1992 Peters v The Queen (1996) 71 ALJR 309 Petroulias v R [2010] NSWCCA 95 Raad v R [2015] NSWSC 532 Robinson v R (1991) 65 ALJR 519 R v Velevski [2000] NSWCCA 445; 117 A Crim R 30 R v Wilson (1994) 34 NSWLR 1 Wilson v The Queen [1992] HCA 31; (1992) 174 CLR 313 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Issam El-Hilli and Jenny Melville (Applicants) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: K McKay