Hanna v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [2016] NSWCA 230

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hanna v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [2016] NSWCA 230 Hearing dates: 22 August 2016 Date of orders: 29 August 2016 Decision date: 29 August 2016 Before: Macfarlan JA; Sackville AJA Decision: (1) An extension of time for filing the application for leave to appeal (if required) is refused; and

(2) The summons seeking leave to appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – s 69 application for judicial review of 2005 Local Court convictions – extension of time for review refused at first instance on basis of delay and loss of documents – application for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal refused Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), s 5 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Cases Cited: House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Fayez Philippe Hanna (Applicant) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (First Respondent) Local Court of New South Wales (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr T Glover (First Respondent)

Solicitors: Applicant (Self-represented) The Australian Government Solicitor (First Respondent) File Number(s): CA 2016/104327 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court Jurisdiction: Common Law Citation: Hanna v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [2016] NSWSC 325 Date of Decision: 16 March 2016 Before: R A Hulme J File Number(s): 2015/241176