Krste Kovacevski v R [2018] NSWDC 14

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Krste Kovacevski v R [2018] NSWDC 14 Hearing dates: 9 November 2017, 30 November 2017, 07 December 2017, 12 December 2017 Date of orders: 19 February 2018 Decision date: 19 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Conviction appeal dismissed: Confirm orders of Local Court convicting the Appellant. Catchwords: Appeal, maliciously damage property, Can you be convicted of destroying own property? Effect of Federal Circuit court property orders, Nature of wife's interest consequent on Court's orders, property transfer not yet registered, damage before registration of transfer to wife in accordance with order, Does Real Property Act 1900 limit Crimes Act 1900? Tangible and intangible property, meaning of "property", meaning of "belonging to", Claim of right Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 NSW; Interpretation Act 1987 NSW; Real Property Act 1900 NSW; Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001; Criminal Procedure Act 1987 NSW; Justices Act 1902 NSW (repealed); Crimes Act 1983 (Vic); Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA): Real Property Act 1986 (SA); Criminal Code Act 1995 (Comm) Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (2009) 239 CLR 27 Barry v Heider (1914) 19 CLR 197 Bignill v DPP [2016] NSWCA 13 Charara v The Queen (2006) 164 A Crim R 39 Corin v Patton; (1990) 169 CLR 540 Director of Public Prosecutions v AG (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 218 Dyason v Butterworth [2015] NSWCA 52 Engelbrecht v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2016] NSWCA 290 Evans [1957] NZLR 1128; Ex Parte Burnett; Re Wicks [1968] 2 NSWR 119; Gianoutis v Glykis (2006) 65 NSWLR 539; Grajewski v DPP (NSW) [2017] NSWCCA 251 Holden v R (1998) 103 A Crim R 70 Knaggs v Director of Public Prosecutions NSW [2007] NSWCA 83 O'Regan v Commissioner of Stamp Duties [1921] St R Qd 283 Parsons v The Queen (1999) 195 CLR 619 Myerson v. Collard 25 CLR 154 (1918) 24 ALR 306 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; 194 CLR 355 at [78] R v Burgess [2005] NSWCCA 52 R v Manser (1999) SASC 91 Re Day [No 2] [2017] HCA 14 The Queen v Hodgson, unreported TCCA, 21 August 1985 16 of 1985; Tietyens v Cox (1916) 17 SR NSW 48 Walton v Salmon, NSWSC Loveday J 24/4/92; (1992) 10 Petty Session Review 4530 Texts Cited: Crimes Act: Proof Material in Criminal Practice and Procedure NSW, R Howie and P Johnson, Butterworths; Damage and Computer offences, Model Criminal Code, Chapter 4, The Model Criminal Code Officer's Committee, AG Comm. January 2000; The Torrens System In New South Wales, Westlaw (on line), Thomson Reuters (2017); Edgeworth B, Rossiter CJ, Stone MA 2004, Sackville and Neave Property Law: Cases and Materials, 7th Ed., LexisNexis Butterworths, Australia, pp. 55-56. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Krste Kovacevski (Appellant) Director of Public Prosecutions NSW (Respondent). Representation: Solicitors: Mr P Paine (for the Appellant) Ms J Walshe (for Director of Public Prosecutions NSW File Number(s): 2016/00234576