Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Haddad, Daher & Ors [2019] NSWCA 55

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Haddad, Daher & Ors [2019] NSWCA 55 Hearing dates: 26 March 2019 Decision date: 26 March 2019 Before: Bell P at [1]; White JA at [1]; Brereton JA at [1] Decision: Refer to para [17] of judgment. Catchwords: CRIME – judicial review – prosecutions brought without requisite consent of Attorney General – effect of failure to obtain consent – jurisdictional error – convictions and sentences set aside Legislation Cited: Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth), s 138 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), s 4 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), ss 19B, 79, 85

Criminal Code (Cth), s 478 Cases Cited: Berwin v Donohoe (1915) 21 CLR 1 Bindaree Beef Pty Ltd v Riley (2013) 85 NSWLR 350 Dyason v Butterworth [2015] NSWCA 52 Garde v Dowd (2011) 80 NSWLR 620; [2011] NSWCA 115 McDonnell v Smith (1918) 24 CLR 409 O'Sullivan v Truth & Sportsman Ltd [1955] SASR 85 R v Angel [1968] 1 WLR 669 Spanos v Lazaris [2008] NSWCA 74 The King v Bates [1911] 1 KB 964 Wishart v Fraser (1941) 64 CLR 470; [1941] HCA 8 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Applicant) Anthony Rami Haddad (First Respondent) Mahmoud Daher (Second Respondent) District Court of New South Wales (Third Respondent) Local Court of New South Wales (Fourth Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B Narula (Applicant) N Siafakas, solicitor (First Respondent) S J Stanton (Second Respondent) Submitting appearance (Third and Fourth Respondents)