R v Agius; R v Castagna (No 6) [2017] NSWSC 1868

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Agius; R v Castagna (No 6) [2017] NSWSC 1868 Hearing dates: 28 November 2017 Decision date: 28 November 2017 Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 10(1) of the Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) (the Act), the publication of the following is prohibited until further order or 5 February 2018, whichever is the earlier:

(a) The fact or details of Mr Agius's previous conviction or current sentence; and

(b) The fact or details of freezing orders made under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth) in respect of the assets of Dr Castagna and Mr Agius and their related companies.

(2) I direct that the substantive application for an order under s 7 of the Act be determined on 5 February 2018 unless it is earlier determined by me in chambers. Catchwords: NON-PUBLICATION ORDER – order sought under s 7 of the Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) – Crown not on notice of application – interim order made to protect position of Crown and to prevent publication of fact of freezing orders against both accused and conviction of the accused Mr Agius Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW), ss 7, 8, 10 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina Robert Francis Agius (Accused) Anthony Dante Castagna (Accused) Representation: Counsel: P McGuire SC/A McGrath (Crown) P Lowe (Accused Agius) P Strickland SC/S Callan/S White SC (Accused Castagna)