Alqudsi v Commonwealth of Australia; Alqudsi v R [2015] NSWCA 351

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Alqudsi v Commonwealth of Australia; Alqudsi v R [2015] NSWCA 351 Hearing dates: 26 October 2015 Decision date: 16 November 2015 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Leeming JA at [34]; McCallum J at [171] Decision: In 2015/267642 in the Court of Appeal:

(1) Grant leave to appeal.

(2) Appeal dismissed.

(3) Declare that s 7(1)(e), in connection with ss 6(1)(a) and 6(3)(aa) of the Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 (Cth), was not invalid on the ground that it exceeded the external affairs power in s 51(xxix) of the Constitution.

(4) Mr Alqudsi to pay the costs of the Commonwealth.

In 2013/363649 in the Court of Criminal Appeal:

(1) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – external affairs power – Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 (Cth), ss 6(1)(a), 6(3)(aa), 7(1)(e) – whether law criminalising acts preparatory to entry into a foreign State with intent to engage in a hostile activity supported by external affairs power – whether law with respect to matters geographically external to Australia – whether law with respect to Australia's foreign relations – whether law with respect to matters of international concern – whether law with respect to recommendations of international agencies – law held to be valid law with respect to matters geographically external to Australia Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth), s 5 Air Navigation Act 1920 (Cth), s 4 Air Navigation Regulations 1921 (Cth) Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865 (Imp) Constitution (Cth), ss 51(xxix), 51(xxxviii) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), s 24A Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 (Cth), ss 3A, 6, 7, 8, 9 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1987 (Cth), s 22 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5F Criminal Code 1995 (Cth), Ch 2, Pt 2.4; Pt 5.5 Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth), s 170BC Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), ss 40, 44, 68, 78B Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 and 1906 (Imp) Navigation Act 1912 (Cth) Petroleum (Australia-Indonesia Zone of Cooperation) Act 1990 (Cth) Statute of Westminster 1931 (UK) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101 Cases Cited: Alqudsi v Commonwealth [2015] HCATrans 166 Attorney-General (Cth) v Alinta Limited [2008] HCA 2; 233 CLR 542 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth (1992) 177 CLR 106 British Medical Association v Commonwealth (1949) 79 CLR 201 Coleman v Power [2004] HCA 39; 220 CLR 1 Commissioner of Police v Kennedy [2007] NSWCA 328 Day v The Ocean Beach Hotel Shellharbour Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 250; 85 NSWLR 335 De L v Director-General, NSW Department of Community Services (1996) 187 CLR 640 Grain Pool of Western Australia v Commonwealth [2000] HCA 14; 202 CLR 479 Horta v Commonwealth (1994) 181 CLR 183 Kelly v The Queen [2004] HCA 12; 218 CLR 216 Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen (1982) 153 CLR 168 Kuru v New South Wales [2008] HCA 26; 236 CLR 1 Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520 Leask v Commonwealth (1996) 187 CLR 579 Lodhi v The Queen [2006] NSWCCA 121 McCloy v New South Wales [2015] HCA 34 New South Wales v The Commonwealth (Seas and Submerged Lands Case) (1975) 135 CLR 337 Pape v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [2009] HCA 23; 238 CLR 1 Plaintiff M68/2015 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] HCATrans 256 Plaintiff S156/2013 v Minister for Immigration [2014] HCA 22; 88 ALJR 690 Plaintiff S156/2013 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] HCA 22; 88 ALJR 690 Polyukhovich v Commonwealth (1991) 172 CLR 501 Port MacDonnell Professional Fishermen's Association Inc v South Australia (1989) 168 CLR 340 Queensland v Commonwealth of Australia (1989) 167 CLR 232 R v Alqudsi; Alqudsi v Commonwealth of Australia [2015] NSWSC 1222 Richardson v Forestry Commission (1988) 164 CLR 261 Souliotopoulos v LaTrobe University Liberal Club [2002] FCA 1316; 120 FCR 584 Suresh v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) [2002] 1 SCR 3 The Commonwealth v Tasmania (Tasmanian Dam Case) (1983) 158 CLR 1 The King v Burgess; Ex parte Henry (1936) 55 CLR 608 The King v Sharkey (1949) 79 CLR 121 The Real Estate Institute of NSW v Blair (1946) 73 CLR 213 Theophanous v Commonwealth [2006] HCA 18; 225 CLR 101 Thomas v Mowbray [2007] HCA 33; 233 CLR 307 Tovir Investments Pty Ltd v Waverley Council [2014] NSWCA 379 Union Steamship Co of New Zealand Ltd v Commonwealth (1925) 36 CLR 130 Victoria v The Commonwealth (Industrial Relations Act Case) (1996) 187 CLR 416 XYZ v The Commonwealth [2006] HCA 25; 227 CLR 532 Texts Cited: O Jones, Bennion on Statutory Interpretation, (6th ed 2013, LexisNexis) S Murray, "Back to ABC after XYZ: Should we be Concerned About 'International Concern'?" (2007) 35 Fed L Rev 317 Oppenheim's International Law (9th ed 1992, Longman) A P Simester, "The Mental Element in Complicity" (2006) 122 LQR 578 at 582 L Zines, The High Court and the Constitution (5th ed 2008, The Federation Press) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hamdi Alqudsi (Appellant) Commonwealth (Respondent in civil appeal) Crown (Respondent in criminal appeal) Representation: Counsel: D Hume (Appellant) C Lenehan, E Bathurst (Commonwealth) D Staehli SC, J Single (Crown)