Kwok v Maresch [2019] NSWSC 1151

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kwok v Maresch [2019] NSWSC 1151 Hearing dates: 10 April 2019 Date of orders: 18 October 2019 Decision date: 18 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) The appeal is dismissed; (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's legal costs. Catchwords: APPEALS – Appeals as of right – compulsory voting – Local Government Act – council election – decision of magistrate – ignorance of election date as sufficient reason – honest and reasonable mistake of fact Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2011 (NSW), s 56(1)(c) Electoral Act 2017 (NSW), s 259(9) Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), ss 259(6), 259(9), 267, 286, 287, 312, 314(3) Cases Cited: Australian Gas Light Co v Valuer-General (1940) 40 SR (NSW) Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Belling v O'Sullivan [1950] SASR 43 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Easton [2018] NSWSC 1516 Driver v State Electoral Department [1999] SASC 104 Harding v Price [1948] 1 KB 695 Gannat v Becker (unreported, Supreme Court of South Australia, 30 July 1992, per Olsson J) He Kaw Teh v the Queen (1985) 157 CLR 523; [1985] HCA 43 Hope v Bathurst (1980) 144 CLR 1; [1980] HCA 16 Horn v Butcher [2010] WASCA 67 Judd v McKeon (1926) 38 CLR 380; [1926] HCA 33 Lennon v Gibson and Howes Ltd (1919) 26 CLR 285 O'Brien v Warden (1981) 37 ACTR 13 Queen v Tolson (1889) 23 QBD 168 Reg v Sault Ste-Marie (City of) [1978] 2SCR 1299 Sherras v Derutzen [1895] 1QB Thomas v the King (1937) 59 CLR 279 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Simon Kwok (Plaintiff) Peter Maresch (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms GE Lewer (Plaintiff ) Mr D McMahon (Defendant)