R v Powrie [2017] NSWSC 276

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Powrie [2017] NSWSC 276 Hearing dates: 16 March 2017 Date of orders: 21 March 2017 Decision date: 21 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison J Decision: Bail is refused Catchwords: BAIL – show cause – cause not shown – where bail would have been refused on balance of charges in any event Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jared James Powrie (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Boland (Applicant)

Solicitors: Future Legal (Applicant) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2017/45561 Publication restriction: Nil

Judgment 1. HIS HONOUR: Jared Powrie applies for bail. He is charged with a large series of offences including specially aggravated break, enter and steal, supply prohibited drugs, procure minor to supply prohibited drugs, conspiracy to supply a commercial quantity of drugs, knowingly deal with proceeds of crime and knowingly direct the activities of a criminal group. Mr Powrie was arrested on 23 November 2016 and has remained in custody bail refused since then. All of his matters are next listed before the Central Local Court on 21 March 2017 for mention. 2. Mr Powrie is charged with a show cause offence within the meaning of s 16B(1)(f) of the Bail Act 2013 and is required to show cause why his continued detention is not justified. That follows from the fact that he is charged with an offence under the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 that involves the supply of a commercial quantity of a prohibited drug within the meaning of the Act.