REGINA v OC (Oliver Curtis) [2015] NSWCCA 212

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: REGINA v OC (Oliver Curtis) [2015] NSWCCA 212 Hearing dates: 25 March 2015 Date of orders: 13 August 2015 Decision date: 13 August 2015 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; R A Hulme J at [126]; Bellew J at [127] Decision: Appeal allowed. The stay ordered by the primary judge on 10 October 2014 be set aside. Catchwords: STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – principles – legal assumptions – non-alteration of common law doctrines - principle of legality – privilege against self-incrimination – principles of accusatorial system of criminal justice – principle that prosecution must discharge onus and cannot compel accused to assist it – whether the ASIC Act permitted provision of the transcript of an accused's examination under s 19 to persons involved in prosecuting the accused

CRIMINAL LAW – procedure – interlocutory orders – application for temporary stay of proceedings – whether a temporary stay of proceedings should be granted pending the appointment of a new prosecution team where an examination transcript under s 19 of the ASIC Act had been provided to the prosecution team Legislation Cited: Australian Securities and Investment Commission Act 2001 (Cth) Australian Securities Commission Act 1989 (Cth) Companies Act 1874 (NSW) Companies Act 1899 (NSW) Companies Act 1936 (NSW) Companies Act 1961 (NSW) Companies Act 1961 (Qld) Companies Act 1981 (Cth) Companies (Amendment) Act 1971 (NSW) Companies Bill 1961 (NSW) Companies (New South Wales) Act 1981 (NSW) Companies (Winding-up) Act 1847 (NSW) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Corporations Legislation (Evidence) Amendment Act 1992 (Cth) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 (Cth) Director of Public Prosecutions Regulations 1984 (Cth) New South Wales Crime Commission Act 1985 (NSW) Securities Industry Act 1976 (NSW) Securities Industry Act 1980 (Cth) Cases Cited: [2014] NSWSC 1392 Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (Northern Territory) [2009] HCA 41; 239 CLR 27 Australian Securities and Investment Commission v Fortescue Metals Group (No 2) [2009] FCA 424; 176 FCR 529 Bropho v State of Western Australia [1990] HCA 24; 171 CLR 1 Coco v The Queen (1993) 179 CLR 427 Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2002] HCA 49; 213 CLR 543 Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd v Australian Workers' Union [2004] HCA 40; 221 CLR 309 Hamilton v Oades [1989] HCA 21; 166 CLR 486 Highstoke Pty Ltd v Hayes Knight GTO Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 13; 156 FCR 501 Johns v Australian Securities Commission [1993] HCA 56; 178 CLR 408 Lee v New South Wales Crime Commission [2013] HCA 39; 251 CLR 196 Lee v R [2014] HCA 20; 308 ALR 252 Momcilovic v The Queen [2011] HCA 34; 245 CLR 1 Mortimer v Brown [1970] HCA 4; 122 CLR 493 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; 194 CLR 355 Potter v Minehan [1908] HCA 63; 7 CLR 277 R v Anthony David Holmes [1996] TASSC 163 R v Catena (No 3) [2013] WASC 97 R v Donaldson and Poumako [2009] SASC 31; 103 SASR 309 R v Jacobson (Ruling No 4) [2014] VSC 508; 290 FLR 143 Rees v Kratzmann [1965] HCA 49; 114 CLR 63 Smith v The Queen; Corp v The Queen [2007] WASCA 163; 35 WAR 201 X7 v Australian Crime Commission [2013] HCA 29; 248 CLR 92 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Crown (Appellant) OC (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Gleeson SC / OP Holdenson QC / G Hill (Appellant) M Thangaraj SC / R Higgins (Respondent)