Brown v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [2016] NSWCA 333

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Brown v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [2016] NSWCA 333 Hearing dates: 16 November 2016 Decision date: 05 December 2016 Before: Payne JA at [1]; Barrett AJA at [12]; R A Hulme J at [13] Decision: 1. Extend time for the filing of the summons until 13 July 2016. 2. Summons dismissed. 3. Applicant to pay the costs of the respondent. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW – jurisdictional error – decision of District Court to dismiss a conviction appeal for an offence of using a carriage service to cause offence – proper construction of s 474.17 of the Criminal Code (Cth) – no error in applying the same construction of a similar offence applied by the High Court in Monis v The Queen; Droudis v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 93 – no error established – summons dismissed Legislation Cited: Criminal Code (Cth) ss 471.12, 474.17 District Court Act 1973 (NSW) s 176 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 23(2)(a) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 59.10 Cases Cited: Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58; 184 CLR 163 Garde v Dowd [2011] NSWCA 115; 80 NSWLR 620 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2010] HCA 1; 239 CLR 531 Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [1997] HCA 25; 189 CLR 520 Monis v R; Droudis v R [2011] NSWCCA 231; 256 FLR 28 Monis v The Queen; Droudis v The Queen [2013] HCA 4; 249 CLR 92 Mulder v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2015] NSWCA 92 Quinn v Director of Public Prosecutions [2015] NSWCA 331 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57; 204 CLR 82 Re Wakim (1999) 198 CLR 511; [1999] HCA 27 Scott v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 60 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Fiona Stewart Brown (Applicant) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Applicant in person Ms C Dobraszczyk (Respondent)