R v A2; R v Magennis; R v Vaziri (No. 15) [2015] NSWSC 1545

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v A2; R v Magennis; R v Vaziri (No. 15) [2015] NSWSC 1545 Hearing dates: 15 October 2015 Date of orders: 15 October 2015 Decision date: 15 October 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Johnson J Decision: Evidence admitted of the Accused Magennis' registration and employment history as a nurse and midwife in New South Wales. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - trial for female genital mutilation and associated charges - Accused Magennis who allegedly performed procedures on two girls was a nurse and midwife - Crown tenders details of Accused Magennis' registration and employment history as nurse and midwife in New South Wales - objection as to relevance - material relevant - evidence admitted Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: R v A2; R v KM; R v Vaziri (No. 3) [2015] NSWSC 1264 R v A2; R v Magennis; R v Vaziri (No. 7) [2015] NSWSC 1427 Texts Cited: --- Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) A2 (Accused) Kubra Magennis (Accused) Shabbir Mohammedbhai Vaziri (Accused) Representation: Counsel: Ms NL Williams (Crown) Mr RF Sutherland SC (Accused A2 and Vaziri) Mr S Bouveng (Accused Kubra Magennis)

Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Armstrong Legal (Accused) File Number(s): 2012/280081 (A2)2012/285455 (Kubra Magennis)2012/285639 (Vaziri) Publication restriction: ---