AG v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 218

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: AG v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 218 Hearing dates: 25 June 2015 Decision date: 30 July 2015 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Simpson JA at [50]; Sackville AJA at [108] Decision: (1) Dismiss the summons.

(2) Order the applicant to pay the respondents' costs of the summons. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – supervisory jurisdiction – judicial review of District Court – appeal to District Court from Local Court – whether District Court judge misapprehended the extent of appellate jurisdiction – whether constructive failure to exercise jurisdiction – Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), ss 18, 20 – Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69

APPEAL – criminal – appeal by way of rehearing – appeal from criminal conviction by Local Court – finding of guilt based on accepting evidence of victims of sexual offences – no fresh evidence tendered on appeal – availability of review of magistrate's credibility findings – "natural limitations" of proceedings wholly or substantially on the record

APPEAL – conviction appeal from Local Court to District Court – powers of District Court under Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), s 20 – whether finding of error by the magistrate necessary – whether District Court may remit to Local Court – Gianoutsos v Glykis (2006) 65 NSWLR 539; [2006] NSWCCA 137 discussed

WORDS AND PHRASES – "appeal by way of rehearing" – Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), s 18 Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), s 15A Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 (Cth), s 88F Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), ss 3, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 52, 53, 55, 73 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 293, 306S District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 176 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 97 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 69, 75A Cases Cited: Allesch v Maunz (2000) 203 CLR 172; [2000] HCA 40 Branir Pty Ltd v Owston Nominees (No 2) Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1833; 117 FCR 424 Charara v The Queen [2006] NSWCCA 244; 164 A Crim R 39 Coal and Allied Operations Pty Ltd v Australian Industrial Relations Commission (2000) 203 CLR 194; [2000] HCA 47 Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Cavanough (1935) 53 CLR 220 Costa v The Public Trustee of NSW [2008] NSWCA 223; 1 ASTLR 56 Da Costa v Cockburn Salvage and Trading Pty Ltd [1970] HCA 43; 124 CLR 192 Dearman v Dearman (1908) 7 CLR 549 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 Dyason v Butterworth [2015] NSWCA 52 Federated Carters' and Drivers' Industrial Union of Australia v Motor Transport and Chauffeurs' Association of Australia (1912) 6 CAR 122 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Garde v Dowd (2011) 80 NSWLR 620; [2011] NSWCA 115 Gianoutsos v Glykis (2006) 65 NSWLR 539; [2006] NSWCCA 137 Landsman v R [2014] NSWCCA 328 Mulder v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2015] NSWCA 92 R v Kurtic (1996) 85 A Crim R 57 Re Coldham; Ex parte Brideson (No 2) [1990] HCA 36; 170 CLR 267 SKA v The Queen [2009] NSWCCA 186 SKA v The Queen (2011) 243 CLR 400; [2011] HCA 13 Weiss v The Queen (2005) 224 CLR 300; [2005] HCA 81 Wishart v Fraser (1941) 64 CLR 470; [1941] HCA 8 Texts Cited: Attorney General's Department (NSW), Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 – Report on the Statutory Review of the Act (August 2008)