PPC v Stylianou [2018] NSWCCA 300

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: PPC v Stylianou [2018] NSWCCA 300 Hearing dates: 21 November 2018 Decision date: 20 December 2018 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Rothman J at [40]; R A Hulme J at [71] Decision: (1) Grant leave to the applicant to appeal against the order of Berman DCJ made on 31 October 2018. (2) Allow the appeal. (3) Set aside that order. (4) Remit the proceedings to the District Court to be dealt with according to law. Catchwords: CRIME – sexual assault communications privilege – interlocutory appeal – application for leave to appeal against a grant of leave to the accused to access documents counsellors had produced to Court under subpoena – whether primary judge was precluded by Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) from exercising independent discretion as to whether access to documents should be granted – discussion concerning operation of Criminal Procedure Act, Ch 6, Pt 5, Div 2

APPEAL – interlocutory appeal – sexual assault communications privilege – whether appellant in her capacity as a Principal Protected Confider, under the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), Ch 6, Pt 5, Div 2, had standing to seek leave to appeal – Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5F considered

WORDS AND PHRASES – "party" – Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5F Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 66A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5F Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 222, 228, 295, 296, 298, 299A-299D, 306 District Court Rules 1973 (NSW), Pt 53 Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2010 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 33.4 Cases Cited: Bogeta Pty Ltd v Wales [1977] 1 NSWLR 139 Brooks v The Upjohn Company (1998) 85 FCR 469 Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564 Ditford v Calcraft (1989) 98 FLR 158 Gas & Fuel Corporation Superannuation Fund v Saunders (1994) 52 FCR 48 Grassby v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 1 at 18; [1989] HCA 45 Haset Sali v SPC Ltd (1993) 67 ALJR 841; [1993] HCA 47 KS v Veitch [2012] NSWCCA 186 KS v Veitch (No 2) (2012) 84 NSWLR 172; [2012] NSWCCA 266 Maxwell v Keun [1928] 1 KB 645 NAR v PPC1 [2013] NSWCCA 25; (2013) 224 A Crim R 535 National Employers' Mutual General Insurance Association Ltd v Waind [1978] 1 NSWLR 372 Onslow v Commissioners of Inland Revenue (No 2) (1890) 25 QBD 465 Pelechowski v Registrar, Court of Appeal (NSW)(1999) 198 CLR 435 at 452, [51]; [1999] HCA 19 PPC v Williams [2013] NSWCCA 286; (2013) 238 A Crim R 25 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Re Ludeke; Ex parte Customs Officers' Association of Australia, Fourth Division (1985) 155 CLR 513 at 526; [1985] HCA 31 The Corporation of Peterborough v Overseers of the Parish of Wilsthorpe (1883) 12 QBD 1 Tran v R [2017] NSWCCA 93 Wran v Australian Broadcasting Commission [1984] 3 NSWLR 241 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Principal Protected Confider (Applicant) Constantinos Stylianou (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C Smith SC / S Howell (Applicant) P Strickland SC / A Francis (Respondent) S Dowling SC / T McCarthy (Crown)