R v Tony Liristis [2016] NSWSC 380

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Tony Liristis [2016] NSWSC 380 Hearing dates: 24 March 2016 Date of orders: 08 April 2016 Decision date: 08 April 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Garling J Decision: Application dismissed Catchwords: BAIL – multiple bail applications – Bail Act 2013 (NSW) s 74 – whether there are grounds to hear a further bail application

BAIL – sexual assault committed while on bail for another offence – show cause offence – whether applicant has shown cause why his detention is not justified Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Surveillance Devices Act 2007 Cases Cited: JM v R [2015] NSWSC 978 Liristis v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2015] NSWSC 1258 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tony Liristis (Applicant) The Crown Representation: Counsel: In person (Applicant) T Jones (Crown)

Solicitors: McGirr (Applicant) NSW DPP (Crown) File Number(s): 2015/319308 Publication restriction: Judgment suppressed until conclusion of applicant's District Court trial.

Judgment 1. On 22 October 2015, the solicitor for Mr Tony Liristis, the applicant, filed a Release Application on his client's behalf in this Court. 2. The Release Application was initially fixed for hearing on 14 January 2016. That date was inconvenient to counsel for the applicant, as were subsequent dates offered by the Court. 3. Ultimately, on 14 March 2016, a Notice of Readiness to Proceed was filed and the application was listed for hearing on 24 March 2016. When the application was called for hearing, the Court was informed by counsel for the applicant that he had advised the applicant of "… a certain course of conduct", and that the applicant had chosen to act for himself and dispensed with counsel's assistance. Accordingly, the applicant represented himself for the conduct of his application. 4. At the conclusion of the application, judgment was reserved.