R v Xi [2015] NSWSC 1575

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Xi [2015] NSWSC 1575 Hearing dates: 22 October 2015 Date of orders: 26 October 2015 Decision date: 26 October 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hamill J Decision: Conditional bail granted (see paragraphs 51-52) Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – release application – bail conditions – large commercial supply of methylamphetamine – applicant required to show cause – severely disabled son – whether necessary to bring disabled child in the court room – illness of applicant's parents required to care for child – show cause requirement satisfied – risk of flight – substantial cash security available – electronic monitoring – not available as a pre-release requirement – otherwise not prohibited by statute – conditions capable of mitigating risk of flight Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 (NSW) Bail Act 1978 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Cases Cited: Application of Haidy [2004] VSC 247 Cain (2001) 121 A Crim R 365 Carey (1990) 20 NSWLR 292 Dale v DPP [2009] VSCA 212 DPP v Botswain [2015] NSWCCA 185 DPP v Tikomaimaleya [2015] NSWCA 83 Iskandar [2001] NSWSC 7; 120 A Crim R 302 JM v R [2015] NSWSC 978 Mawad [2015] NSWCCA 227 R v Ebrahimi [2105] NSWSC 335 R v Frazer [2002] NSWCCA 59; 128 A Crim R 89 R v Lago [2014] NSWSC 660 R v Mawad [2015] NSWSC 1237 R v Medich [2010] NSWSC 1488 State of New South Wales v Anderson [2015] NSWSC 1515 Williamson v DPP (2001) 1 Qd R 99 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Yiqong Xi (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions NSW (Respondent Crown) Representation: Counsel: P Lange (Applicant) J Jayasuriya (Respondent Crown)