R v Warwick (No.12) [2018] NSWSC 522

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Warwick (No.12) [2018] NSWSC 522 Hearing dates: 23 April 2018 Date of orders: 23 April 2018 Decision date: 30 April 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Garling J Decision: Set aside the subpoena addressed to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Australia insofar as the Schedule contains paragraphs 2, 9, 15-17 (inclusive) and part of paragraph 21 Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – application to set aside subpoena issued to third party – whether subpoena amounted to discovery and was a fishing expedition – whether six paragraphs objected to had no legitimate forensic purpose – subpoena set aside in part Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: Alister v The Queen [1984] HCA 45; (1984) 154 CLR 404 Attorney General for New South Wales v Chidgey [2008] NSWCCA 65 Attorney General for New South Wales v Stuart (1994) 34 NSWLR 667 Carroll v Attorney-General for NSW (1993) 70 A Crim R 162 Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564 Perish v R [2015] NSWCCA 98 R v Saleam (1989) 16 NSWLR 14 R v Saleam [1999] NSWCCA 86 R v Warwick (No.2) [2017] NSWSC 1225 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: The Crown Leonard John Warwick (Accused) Representation: Counsel: K McKay / G Christofi (Crown) A R Conolly (Accused) R van Witsen (Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Australia)