R v A2; R v Magennis; R v Vaziri (No. 22) [2016] NSWSC 73

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v A2; R v Magennis; R v Vaziri (No. 22) [2016] NSWSC 73 Hearing dates: 5 February 2016 Date of orders: 05 February 2016 Decision date: 05 February 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Johnson J Decision: The non-publication order previously attaching to Kubra Magennis is lifted. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – offences of female genital mutilation – where non-publication order made before trial concerning name of accused person pursuant to s.8 Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 – whether non-publication order should continue following conviction of accused person – necessity of the order to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice – necessity of the order to protect the safety of any person – consideration of the public interest in open justice in relation to convicted persons – non-publication order lifted Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1986 Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Cases Cited: --- 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 Magennis)

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