R v Alqudsi; Alqudsi v Commonwealth of Australia [2015] NSWSC 1222

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Alqudsi; Alqudsi v Commonwealth of Australia [2015] NSWSC 1222 Hearing dates: 21 August 2015 Decision date: 27 August 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: In proceedings 363649 of 2013:

1. Dismiss the applicant's (accused's) notice of motion filed on 27 July 2015.

In proceedings 226628 of 2015:

1. Dismiss the amended summons. 2. Order the plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – whether s 7(1)(e) of the Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 (Cth) is a valid law with respect to external affairs under s 51(xxix) of the Constitution – whether external affairs power is qualified by principle of proportionality – s 7(1)(e) valid law with respect to external affairs – no need to consider defence and incidental power CRIMINAL LAW – application to quash indictment on the basis that law is constitutionally invalid – offence provision a valid law with respect to external affairs – application dismissed Legislation Cited: Air Navigation Act 1920 (Cth), s 4 Constitution, ss 51(vi), (xxix), (xxxix) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), ss 24D, 50BA, 50BC, 50AD Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 (Cth), ss 3A, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), Sch 1, Ch 2, ss 11.1, 11.2, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 104.4 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1987 (Cth) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 128 Extradition Act 1988 (Cth) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 (Cth) Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 (Cth) War Crimes Act 1945 (Cth), s 9 Cases Cited: Amalgamated Society of Engineers v Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd (1920) 28 CLR 129 Attorney-General for the State of South Australia v Adelaide City Corporation [2013] HCA 3; 249 CLR 1 Australian Communist Party v The Commonwealth (1951) 83 CLR 1 Commonwealth v Tasmania (1983) 158 CLR 1 Davis v The Commonwealth (1988) 166 CLR 79 Grain Pool of WA v The Commonwealth [2000] HCA 14; 202 CLR 479 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v The State of New South Wales (1955) 93 CLR 127 Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen (1982) 153 CLR 168 Leask v The Commonwealth (1996) 187 CLR 579 Maloney v The Queen [2013] HCA 28; 252 CLR 168 Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Wills (1992) 177 CLR 1 Pape v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [2009] HCA 23; 238 CLR 1 Plaintiff S156/2013 v Minister for Immigration [2014] HCA 22; 88 ALJR 690 Polyukhovich v The Commonwealth (1991) 172 CLR 501 Richardson v Forestry Commission (1988) 164 CLR 261 R v Mohamed (Ruling No. 1) [2015] VSC 290R Sweet v Parsley [1970] AC 132 Suresh v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) [2002] 1 SCR 3 Tajjour v New South Wales [2014] HCA 35; 88 ALJR 860 The King v Burgess; ex parte Henry (1936) 55 CLR 608 The King v Sharkey (1949) 79 CLR 121 Theophanous v Commonwealth [2006] HCA 18; 225 CLR 101 The State of New South Wales v The Commonwealth (1975) 135 CLR 337 Thomas v Mowbray [2007] HCA 33; 233 CLR 307 Vasiljkovic v The Commonwealth [2006] HCA 40; 227 CLR 614 Victoria v The Commonwealth (1996) 187 CLR 416 XYZ v The Commonwealth [2006] HCA 25; 227 CLR 532 Texts Cited: Charter of the United Nations Elsevier, Encyclopaedia of Public International Law (1997) General Assembly's Declaration of Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States Oppenheim's International Law (9th ed, Longman,1992) UN General Assembly Resolution 2625 (1970) UN Security Council Resolutions 161, 169, 226, 239, 241, 405, 2178 Wigmore, Evidence in Trials at Common Law, vol 2 (1979) Zines, The High Court and the Constitution (5th ed 2008, The Federation Press) Category: Principal judgment Parties: 363648 of 2013 Regina (Crown / Respondent) Hamdi Alqudsi (Accused / Applicant)