Lordianto v Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police [2018] NSWCA 199

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lordianto v Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police [2018] NSWCA 199 Hearing dates: 22, 23 March 2018 Decision date: 11 September 2018 Before: Beazley P and Payne JA at [1]; McColl JA at [166] Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: CRIME – proceeds of crime – whether primary judge erred in declining to make exclusion order in respect of appellants' interests in bank accounts in their names – whether appellants acquired an "interest" in "property" each time a deposit was made into their bank accounts within the meaning of Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth) – whether appellants were a "third party" under Proceeds of Crime Act, s 330(4)(a) – whether appellants acquired their interests in the bank accounts for sufficient consideration – whether circumstances would have aroused a reasonable suspicion that appellants' interests in the bank accounts were proceeds of an offence Legislation Cited: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth), s 15AA Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth), ss 43, 142 Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Act 2010 (Cth) Criminal Code (Cth), s 400.9 Criminal Law (Detention and Interrogation) Act 1995 (Tas) Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth), ss 5, 29, 31, 77, 78, 329, 330, 336, 338 Retail Shop Leases Act 1994 (Qld) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (Northern Territory) (2009) 239 CLR 27; [2009] HCA 41 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v GSF Australia Pty Ltd (2005) 221 CLR 568; [2005] HCA 26 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Yazaki Corporation [2018] FCAFC 73 Australis Media Holdings Pty Ltd v Telstra Corporation Ltd (1998) 43 NSWLR 104 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters v Cross (2012) 248 CLR 378; [2012] HCA 56 CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 384; [1997] HCA 2 Collector of Customs v Agfa-Gevaert Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 389; [1996] HCA 36 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 280; [1993] FCA 456 Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Agalianos (1955) 92 CLR 390; [1955] HCA 27 Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Fernandez [2017] NSWSC 1197 Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Fitzroy All Pty Ltd (2015) 299 FLR 439; [2015] WASC 320 Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Hart (2018) 351 ALR 1; [2018] HCA 1 Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Jieying Sun [2017] NSWSC 1476 Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Kalimuthu [No 3] [2017] WASC 108 Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Pham [2015] NSWSC 1383 Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Tjongosutiono (2018) 329 FLR 103; [2018] NSWSC 48 Croton v The Queen (1967) 117 CLR 326; [1967] HCA 48 Davies v Collins [1945] 1 All ER 247 Director of Public Prosecutions (Vic) v Le (2007) 15 VR 352; [2007] VSCA 18 Director of Public Prosecutions (Vic) v Le (2007) 232 CLR 562; [2007] HCA 52 Esso Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Workers' Union [2017] HCA 54; (2017) 92 ALJR 106 Farkas v R [2014] NSWCCA 141; (2014) 243 A Crim R 388 Gibb v The Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia (1966) 118 CLR 628; [1966] HCA 74 Grygiel v Baine (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 434 He Kaw Teh v The Queen (1985) 157 CLR 523; [1985] HCA 43 N Joachimson v Swiss Bank Corporation [1921] 3 KB 110 Kelly v R (2004) 218 CLR 216; [2004] HCA 12 Lacey v Attorney-General for the State of Queensland (2011) 242 CLR 573; [2011] HCA 10 Lee v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (2009) 75 NSWLR 581; [2009] NSWCA 347 Mekpine Pty Ltd v Moreton Bay Regional Council [2016] 1 Qd R 148; (2014) 206 LGERA 120; [2014] QCA 317 Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission v May [2016] HCA 19; (2016) 90 ALJR 626 Moreton Bay Regional Council v Mekpine Pty Ltd (2016) 256 CLR 437; [2016] HCA 7 National Australia Bank Ltd v Norman (2009) 180 FCR 243; [2009] FCAFC 152 Ostrowski v Palmer (2004) 218 CLR 493; [2004] HCA 30 Parsons v The Queen (1999) 195 CLR 619; [1999] HCA 1 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 R v Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commissioner (2016) 256 CLR 459; [2016] HCA 8 R v Turnbull (1943) 44 SR (NSW) 108 Re Sutherland; French Caledonia Travel Service Pty Ltd (in liq) (2003) 59 NSWLR 361; [2003] NSWSC 1008 Russell v Scott (1936) 55 CLR 440; [1936] HCA 34 Saba v Plumb [2018] NSWCA 60 Sherras v De Rutzen [1895] 1 QB 918 Shields v New South Wales Crime Commission (2007) 177 A Crim R 130; [2007] NSWCA 309 Studman v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (2007) 177 A Crim R 34; [2007] NSWCA 285 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2017) 347 ALR 405; [2017] HCA 34 Taylor v The Owners – Strata Plan No 11564 (2014) 253 CLR 531; [2014] HCA 9 Tolhurst v Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers [1903] AC 414 Yanner v Eaton (1999) 201 CLR 351; [1999] HCA 53 Texts Cited: Australian Law Reform Commission, Confiscation That Counts – A Review of the Proceeds of Crime Act 1987, Report No 87, (1999) House of Representatives, Revised Explanatory Memorandum to the Proceeds of Crime Bill 2002 (Cth) Macquarie Dictionary (6th ed, 2013) Mark Hapgood QC (ed), Paget's Law of Banking (13th ed, 2007, LexisNexis) Pearce and Geddes, Statutory Interpretation in Australia (8th edition, 2014, LexisNexis) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sanko Lordianto (First Appellant) Indriana Koernia (Second Appellant) Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I D Temby QC; T P Mitchell (Appellants) A R Moses SC; L T Livingston; D Tang (Respondent)