R v Popovic; R v Koloamatangi (No 1) [2017] NSWSC 1017

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Popovic; R v Koloamatangi (No 1) [2017] NSWSC 1017 Hearing dates: 31 July 2017 Decision date: 02 August 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: N Adams J Decision: See paragraph [61] Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – murder trial – application by Commissioner of Police for suppression, closed court and pseudonym orders in relation to the identities of two informer witnesses – application granted Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), ss 7, 8 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 30A Evidence (Audio and Audio Visual Links) Act 1998 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 130 Cases Cited: Attorney General v Kaddour & Turkmani [2001] NSWCCA 456 Cain v Glass (No 2) (1985) 3 NSWLR 230 Commissioner of Police v Nationwide News (2007) 70 NSWLR 643; [2007] NSWCA 366 Dietrich v The Queen (1992) 177 CLR 292 Fairfax Digital Australia and New Zealand Pty Ltd v Ibrahim (2012) 83 NSWLR 52; [2012] NSWCCA 125 Hawi & Ors (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1648 Jago v District Court of New South Wales (1989) 168 CLR 23 Jarvie v The Magistrates Court of Victoria [1995] 1 VR 84 John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited & Anor v District Court of New South Wales & Ors (2004) 61 NSWLR 344; [2004] NSWCA 324 Popovic v R; Hristovski v R; Bubanja v R; and Koloamatangi v R [2016] NSWCCA 202 R v Glennon (1992) 173 CLR 592 R v Hawi & Ors (No 6) [2011] NSWSC 1652 R v Lodhi (2006) 65 NSWLR 573; [2006] NSWCCA 101 R v Ngo (2003) 57 NSWLR 55 R v Qaumi & Ors (AVL) [2015] NSWSC 1711 R v Wiggins; R v Nikolovski [2017] NSWSC 266 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Zlatan Popovic (Accused) Tevi Koloamatangi (Accused) NSW Police Commissioner (Applicant) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Barrett (Crown) Mr L Brasch (Accused Popovic) Ms C Davenport SC (Accused Koloamatangi) Mr T Glover (Applicant)