Lazarus v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2017] NSWCA 37

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lazarus v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2017] NSWCA 37 Hearing dates: 3 February 2017 Decision date: 07 March 2017 Before: McColl JA at [1]; Leeming JA at [2]; Simpson JA at [146] Decision: 1. Further Amended Summons filed 24 November 2016 be dismissed. 2. Applicants pay the costs of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Respondents (noting that the costs of the Third and Fourth Respondents are on the basis of a submitting appearance). Catchwords: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - Commonwealth Constitution, Chapter III - implied limitation on State legislative power - State statute validating acts undertaken by ICAC which were beyond power - statute extended to acts relevant to pending criminal appeals - whether impermissible interference in judicial process or repugnancy to integrity of judicial function

STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION - statute validating past acts undertaken by ICAC - whether validation extended to acts connected with pending criminal proceedings - both applicants had pending appeals against conviction when statute commenced - evidence in Crown case against one applicant obtained pursuant to summonses issued by ICAC which were beyond power - other applicant convicted of giving false or misleading evidence to ICAC in the course of investigation which was beyond power - whether presumption against retrospectivity caused statute not to apply to validate conduct which was the subject of pending criminal proceedings - relationship between submissions on statutory construction and constitutional validity Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), ss 11, 63 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 178BB, 300 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5B Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 (NSW), s 9 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 176 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 138 Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 (NSW), ss 8, 18, 35, 37, 38, 74A, 87, Pt 13 Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment (Validation) Act 2015 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 31, 33 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 48, 49, 51, 69C Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 28.2, 59.8 Cases Cited: ACMA v Today FM (Sydney) Pty Ltd (2015) 255 CLR 352; [2015] HCA 7 Australian Building Construction Employees' and Builders Labourers' Federation v Commonwealth (1986) 161 CLR 88 Australian Education Union v General Manager of Fair Work Australia (2012) 246 CLR 117; [2012] HCA 19 Bandara v Director of Public Prosecutions [2016] NSWCA 140 Boensch v Commissioner of Fines Administration [2017] NSWCA 17 Bunning v Cross (1978) 141 CLR 54 Burns v Corbett; Gaynor v Burns [2017] NSWCA 3 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters v Cross (2012) 248 CLR 378; [2012] HCA 56 Cheikho v R (2008) 75 NSWLR 323; [2008] NSWCCA 191 Chu Kheng Lim v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1992) 176 CLR 1 Coleman v Power (2004) 220 CLR 1; [2004] HCA 39 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1981) 147 CLR 297 Duncan v Independent Commission Against Corruption (2015) 256 CLR 83; [2015] HCA 32 Eberstaller v Poulos (2014) 87 NSWLR 394; [2014] NSWCA 211 Fardon v Attorney-General (Qld) (2004) 223 CLR 575; [2004] HCA 46 Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association of Australasia v Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd (1911) 12 CLR 398 Felton v Mulligan (1971) 124 CLR 367 Ferguson v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2016] UKPC 2 Gedeon v Commissioner of the New South Wales Crime Commission (2008) 236 CLR 120; [2008] HCA 43 Gedeon v R [2013] NSWCCA 257; 237 A Crim R 326 Gianoutsos v Glykis (2006) 65 NSWLR 539; [2006] NSWCCA 137 H A Bachrach Pty Ltd v The State of Queensland (1998) 195 CLR 547; [1998] HCA 54 Ha v State of New South Wales (1997) 189 CLR 465 Hart v Attorney-General for New South Wales [2016] NSWCCA 71 Independent Commission Against Corruption v Cunneen (2015) 256 CLR 1; [2015] HCA 14 Industrial Relations Act Case (1996) 187 CLR 416 Jenkins v Director of Public Prosecutions [2013] NSWCA 406 Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (1996) 189 CLR 51 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Kuczborski v Queensland (2014) 254 CLR 51; [2014] HCA 46 Lambert v Weichelt (1954) 28 ALJ 282 Landsman v Director of Public Prosecutions [2013] NSWCA 369 Lazarus v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 408 Lazarus v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2015] NSWSC 426 Lazarus v Director of Public Prosecutions NSW [2015] NSWSC 1776 Lazarus v New South Wales Director of Public Prosecutions [2016] NSWCA 47 Lazarus v NSW Director of Public Prosecution [2015] NSWSC 1116 Lodhi v R [2006] NSWCCA 121; 199 FLR 303 Magaming v The Queen (2013) 252 CLR 381; [2013] HCA 40 Majak v Rose (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 337 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Nelungaloo Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1948) 75 CLR 495 Newell v The King (1936) 55 CLR 707 Nicholas v The Queen (1998) 193 CLR 173; [1998] HCA 9 North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency Ltd v Northern Territory of Australia (2015) 256 CLR 569; [2015] HCA 41 Parker v Comptroller of Customs [2009] HCA 7; 83 ALJR 494 Pelechowski v Registrar, Court of Appeal (1999) 198 CLR 435; [1999] HCA 19 Power Rental Op Co Australia, LLC v Forge Group Power Pty Ltd (in liq) (receivers and managers appointed) [2017] NSWCA 8 R v Hughes (2000) 202 CLR 535; [2000] HCA 22 R v Humby; Ex parte Rooney (1973) 129 CLR 231 R v Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168; [2004] NSWCCA 131 Re Bolton; Ex parte Beane (1987) 162 CLR 514 Re Macks; Ex parte Saint (2000) 204 CLR 158; [2000] HCA 62 Registrar of Titles of the State of Western Australia v Franzon (1975) 132 CLR 611 Ridgeway v The Queen (1995) 184 CLR 19 Roads and Maritime Services v Porret [2014] NSWCA 30 Saeed v Minister of Immigration and Citizenship (2010) 241 CLR 252; [2010] HCA 23 Shade Systems Pty Ltd v Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 379 Spanos v Lazaris [2008] NSWCA 74 Torbey Investments Corporated Pty Ltd v Ferrara [2017] NSWCA 9 Wainohu v State of New South Wales (2011) 243 CLR 181; [2011] HCA 24 Wende v Horwath (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 416 West v Gwynne [1911] 2 Ch 1 WO v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2009] NSWCA 370 X7 v Australian Crime Commission (2013) 248 CLR 92; [2013] HCA 29 Yates v Wilson (1989) 168 CLR 338 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ms Sandra Lazarus (First Applicant) Ms Michelle Lazarus (Second Applicant) Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (First Respondent) Director of Public Prosecutions, New South Wales (Second Respondent) District Court of New South Wales (Third Respondent) Local Court of New South Wales (Fourth Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Moses SC, L Livingston (Applicants) S Free, T Boyle (First Respondent) D Kell SC, J Davidson (Second Respondent) M Sexton SC, C Lenehan (Attorney-General for New South Wales, intervening)