Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v McDonald, Ian; Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Maitland, John [2015] NSWLC 7

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v McDonald, Ian; Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Maitland, John [2015] NSWLC 7 Decision date: 22 May 2015 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Grogin LCM Decision: Prosecutions invalid; No jurisdiction. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Crown application to withdraw proceedings - improperly instituted proceedings - nullity - costs application Legislation Cited: Crimes and Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 3, 14, 48, 49, 117 Criminal Procedure Regulation 2010 (NSW), s 101 Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 (NSW), ss 2A, 13, 74A Cases Cited: Armstrong v Hammond [1958] VR 479 Duncan v Demir (2009) A Crim R 1 Duncan v Demir (2009) 219 A Crim R 1 R v Thompson (1991) 58 A Crim R 81 Texts Cited: Bruce McClintock SC, Independent Review of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988, Final Report, (January 2005) NSW Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 21 November 1990 NSW Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 26 May 1988 NSW Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 9 March 2005 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Prosecution) Ian Michael McDonald (Defendant) John William Maitland (Defendant) Representation: P Boulten SC with D Mackay (Counsel for the Defendant, McDonald) B Hughes SC (Counsel for the Defendant, Maitland) File Number(s): 2014/343358; 2014/283427 Publication restriction: Nil