R v Agius; R v Castagna (No 7) [2018] NSWSC 2039

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Agius; R v Castagna (No 7) [2018] NSWSC 2039 Hearing dates: 5 February 2018 Decision date: 05 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) Pursuant to ss 7 and 8(1)(a) of the Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) (the Act) the publication of the following is prohibited until the determination of the trial or until further order:

(a) The fact, or details, of Mr Agius' 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. Catchwords: NON-PUBLICATION ORDER – order necessary for the administration of justice – non-publication order made regarding previous conviction of one accused and making of freezing orders against the assets of both accused – order to continue until the determination of the criminal trial of both accused Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina Robert Francis Agius (Accused) Anthony Dante Castagna (Accused0 Representation: Counsel: P McGuire SC/A McGrath (Crown) WP Lowe (Accused Agius) P Strickland SC/S White SC/S Callan (Accused Castagna)

Solicitors: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) David J Cohen & Co (Accused Agius) Hazan Hollander Lawyers (Accused Castagna) File Number(s): 2016/136935; 2016/137095