Commissioner of Corrective Services v Liristis [2018] NSWCA 143

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Commissioner of Corrective Services v Liristis [2018] NSWCA 143 Hearing dates: 7 and 8 May 2018 Decision date: 28 June 2018 Before: Beazley P at [1]; Basten JA at [37]; White JA at [113] Decision: (1) Grant the Commissioner leave to appeal. (2) Allow the appeal and set aside the orders made in the Common Law Division on 31 January 2018. (3) In place thereof, order that the summons filed on 19 January 2018 be dismissed. Catchwords: APPEALS – jurisdiction exercised by trial judge unclear – whether primary judge purported to review administrative decision – scope of Court's judicial review jurisdiction – Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69

CRIME – administration of prisons – prisoner applied for orders for access to personal laptop and printer/scanner while in custody –prisoner on remand awaiting trial – whether prisoner had directly enforceable "right to fair trial" or "right of access to courts"

JURISDICTION – Supreme Court – inherent jurisdiction – scope of jurisdiction – defendant in District Court criminal proceedings commenced proceedings in Supreme Court – application for orders for access to personal laptop and printer/scanner while in custody – whether defendant had directly enforceable "right to fair trial" or "right of access to courts" – whether inherent jurisdiction supported positive orders binding third party to District Court criminal proceedings – Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 23

JURISDICTION – Supreme Court – supervisory jurisdiction – scope of jurisdiction to supervise ongoing District Court criminal proceedings – principle of restraint – Smith v Commissioner of Correctives Services [1978] 1 NSWLR 317, applied Legislation Cited: Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic), s 7 Constitution, Ch III Crimes (Administration of Sentences Act) 1999 (NSW), s 233 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5F, 23 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 294A Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 28 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 17, 22, 23, 48, 65, 66, 69 Cases Cited: Adler v District Court of New South Wales (1990) 19 NSWLR 317 Attorney-General (NSW) v Kintominas (1987) 28 A Crim R 371 Attorney-General v Times Newspapers Ltd [1974] AC 273 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd (2001) 208 CLR 199; [2001] HCA 63 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Edensor Nominees Pty Ltd (2001) 204 CLR 559; [2001] HCA 1 Barton v The Queen (1980) 147 CLR 75; [1980] HCA 48 Bass v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 334; [1999] HCA 9 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (2006) 226 CLR 256; [2006] HCA 27 Brazel v Westin [2013] VSC 527 Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380; [1999] HCA 18 Chief Executive Officer of Customs v Jiang (2001) 111 FCR 395; [2001] FCA 145 Clark v Commissioner for Corrective Services [2016] NSWCA 186 Commissioner, Corrections Victoria v Knight (2010) 31 VR 567; [2010] VSCA 203 Conway v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 203; [2002] HCA 2 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Dietrich v The Queen (1992) 177 CLR 292; [1992] HCA 57 Fish v Solution 6 Holdings Ltd (2006) 225 CLR 180; [2006] HCA 22 Gedeon v Commissioner of the New South Wales Crime Commission (2008) 236 CLR 120; [2008] HCA 43 Grassby v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 1; [1989] HCA 45 Herron v McGregor (1986) 6 NSWLR 246 Jackson v Sterling Industries Ltd (1987) 162 CLR 612; [1987] HCA 23 Jago v District Court of New South Wales (1989) 168 CLR 23; [1989] HCA 46 Jago v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 23; [1989] HCA 46 John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd v McRae (1955) 93 CLR 351 Keramianakis v Regional Publishers Pty Ltd (2009) 237 CLR 268; [2009] HCA 18 Knight v Commissioner, Corrections Victoria [2013] VSC 13 Knight v Hastings [2010] VSC 99 Knight v Wise [2014] VSC 76 McGuirk v University of New South Wales [2010] NSWCA 104 Miller v Ryan [1980] 1 NSWLR 93 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 NH v Director of Public Prosecutions (SA) (2016) 334 ALR 191; [2016] HCA 33 Patsalis v State of New South Wales (2012) 81 NSWLR 742; [2012] NSWCA 307 PT Bayan Resources TBK v BCBC Singapore Pte Ltd (2015) 258 CLR 1; [2015] HCA 36 R (Daly) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2001] 2 AC 532; [2001] UKHL 26 R (On the application UNISON) v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51 R v Forbes: Ex Parte Bevan (1972) 127 CLR 1; [1972] HCA 34 R v Rich (Ruling No. 2) [2008] VSC 141 Raymond v Honey [1983] 1 AC 1 Re Nolan; Ex parte Young (1991) 172 CLR 460; [1991] HCA 29 Reid v Howard (1995) 184 CLR 1; [1995] HCA 40 Rich v Groningen (1997) 95 A Crim R 272 Riley McKay Pty Ltd v McKay [1982] 1 NSWLR 264 Rogers v the Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251; [1994] HCA 42 Secretary, Department of Health & Community Services v JWB & SMB (Marion's Case) (1992) 175 CLR 218; [1992] HCA 15 Smith v Commissioner of Correctives Services [1978] 1 NSWLR 317 Stack v Coast Securities (No 9) Pty Ltd (1983) 154 CLR 261; [1983] HCA 36 Tringali v Stewardson Stubbs & Collett Ltd (1966) 66 SR (NSW) 335; [1966] 1 NSWR 354 W O v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2009] NSWCA 370 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378; [1993] HCA 77 Watson v Attorney General for New South Wales (1987) 8 NSWLR 685 Texts Cited: Australian Law Reform Commission Final Report 129, Traditional Rights and Freedoms – Encroachments by Commonwealth Laws (published December 2015), Ch 8