Kalid Kaddour v R [2013] NSWCCA 243

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kalid Kaddour v R [2013] NSWCCA 243 Hearing dates: 14 August 2013 Decision date: 31 October 2013 Before: Latham J at [1]; Harrison J at [2]; Garling J at [51] Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: APPEAL – criminal – interlocutory appeal – nature of appeal – Evidence Act s 128 – where accused objects to giving evidence – where trial judge refused to grant certificate – jurisdiction – Criminal Appeal Act, s 5F(3) – whether refusal of s 128 certificate an "interlocutory judgment or order given or made in proceedings"

EVIDENCE – Evidence Act s 128 – whether trial judge erroneously refused to grant s 128 certificate – where accused makes tactical decision not to give evidence without certificate – whether accused unfairly hindered in ability to satisfy onus to exclude prejudicial material pursuant to Evidence Act, s 137 – whether accused "objecting" to give evidence – whether accused "compellable" to give evidence Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s 5F(3) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Evidence Act 1995 Judicature (Consolidation) Act, 1925 (UK) Cases Cited: Aytugrul v The Queen [2012] HCA 15; (2012) 215 A Crim R 501 Cornwell v The Queen [2007] HCA 12; (2007) 231 CLR 260 Ferrall v Blyton [2000] FamCA 1442; (2000) 27 Fam LR 178 Gilmour v EPA [2002] NSWCCA 399; (2002) 55 NSWLR 593 Hall v The Nominal Defendant [1966] HCA 36; (1966) 117 CLR 423 Hamilton v Oades [1989] HCA 21; (1989) 166 CLR 486 R v Marchione [2002] NSWCCA 131; (2002) 128 A Crim R 574 Maxwell v Keun [1928] 1 KB 645 Michael v R [2012] NSWCCA 164 Ollis v Melissari [2005] NSWSC 1016 Regina v Brophy [1982] AC 476 R v Adamson [2005] NSWCCA 7 R v Bozatsis; R v Spanakakis (1997) 97 A Crim R 296 R v Cook [2004] NSWCCA 52 R v Steffan (1993) 30 NSWLR 633 Sasterawan v Morris [2010] NSWCCA 91; (2010) 201 A Crim R 302 Simmons v United States 88 S.Ct. 967 (1968) at 973 Sorby v Commonwealth [1983] HCA 10; (1983) 152 CLR 281 Song v Ying [2010] NSWCA 237; (2010) 79 NSWLR 442 W O v Director of Public Prosecutions [2009] NSWCCA 275 Texts Cited: Australian Law Reform Commission, Evidence: Interim Report 26 (1985) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kalid Kaddour (Appellant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I Lloyd QC and R Mathur (Appellant) N Adams SC and J Davidson (Respondent)