Director of Public Prosecutions v ASAP Australian Security Protection Pty Limited; Director of Public Prosecutions v ASAP Armoured Pty Limited [2017] NSWSC 294

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Director of Public Prosecutions v ASAP Australian Security Protection Pty Limited; Director of Public Prosecutions v ASAP Armoured Pty Limited [2017] NSWSC 294 Hearing dates: 17 February 2017 Date of orders: 28 March 2017 Decision date: 28 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison J Decision: Parties to bring in short minutes of order Catchwords: STAY OF PROCEEDINGS – whether relief short of a permanent stay sufficient to ensure a fair trial – whether adequate reasons provided – whether coercive provisions under one Act can be used to obtain evidence for the prosecution of criminal offences under a different Act – whether weighing process undertaken to balance requirements of fairness to accused with legitimate public interest Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Firearms Act 1996 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 Security Industry Act 1997 Snowy Mountain Cloud Seeding Act 2004 Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 Cases Cited: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Acevedo [2009] NSWSC 653 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Boral Resources (Vic) Pty Ltd (2015) 320 ALR 448; [2015] HCA 21 D'Anastasi v Environment Protection Authority and Anor [2010] NSWLEC 260 Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) v Abouali [2011] NSWSC 110 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Barbato [2013] NSWSC 2062; [2013] NSWSC 1882 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Elias [2013] NSWSC 28 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Richardson [2015] NSWSC 1753 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Wililo (2012) 222 A Crim R 106; [2012] NSWSC 713 Edmondson v The Attorney General of NSW [2014] NSWLC 18 Lee v Crime Commission (2013) 251 CLR 196; [2013] HCA 39 Lee v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 455; [2014] HCA 20 Melbourne Corporation v Barry (1922) 31 CLR 174; [1922] HCA 56 R v Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commissioner (2016) 329 ALR 195; [2016] HCA 8 R v OC [2015] NSWCCA 212 R v Seller; R v McCarthy (2015) 89 NSWLR 155; [2015] NSWCCA 76 Southon v Beaumont [2008] NSWLEC 12 Stoker v Adecco Gemvale Constructions Pty Limited [2004] NSWCA 449 Theiss v Collector of Customs (2014) 250 CLR 664; [2014] HCA 12 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378; [1993] HCA 77 Wong v R (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Worrall v The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Ltd (1917) 24 CLR 28 Wyong Shire Council v Hughes [2000] NSWLEC 5 X7 v Australian Crime Commission (2013) 248 CLR 92; [2013] HCA 29 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Plaintiff) ASAP Australian Security Protection Pty Limited (Defendant) ASAP Armoured Pty Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Kell SC with B Baker (Plaintiff) K Ginges with P Lonergan (Defendants)