Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Hing [2017] NSWCCA 325

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Hing [2017] NSWCCA 325 Hearing dates: 28 November 2017 Decision date: 28 November 2017 Before: Simpson JA, R A Hulme and Wilson JJ Decision: Detention application granted Catchwords: CRIME – bail – detention application – respondent required to show cause – reasonably strong crown case –serious organised criminal activity – charges include supply large commercial quantity cocaine and proceeds of crime in excess of $2 million – lengthy custodial sentence likely if convicted – flight risk – concern of delay – caused not shown – application granted Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 (NSW) s 50 Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) Cases Cited: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Boatswain [2015] NSWCCA 185 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Campbell [2015] NSWCCA 173 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Hourigan [2017] NSWCCA 170 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Mawad [2015] NSWCCA 227 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Tikomaimaleya [2015] NSWCA 83 Moukhallaletti v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2016] NSWCCA 314 R v Kugor [2015] NSWCCA 14 R v McCormack [2015] NSWCCA 221 Trinh v R [2016] NSWCCA 110 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Applicant) Nathan Peter Hing (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: H Baker SC (Appellant) G Turnbull SC (Respondent)