McIver v R [2019] NSWCCA 214

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: McIver v R [2019] NSWCCA 214 Hearing dates: 24 July 2019 Date of orders: 24 July 2019 Decision date: 11 September 2019 Before: Gleeson JA at [1] Johnson J at [2] Price J at [58] Decision: Leave to appeal under s.5F Criminal Appeal Act 1912 refused Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – leave to appeal an interlocutory decision of District Court refusing permanent stay – trial for sexual offences allegedly committed over several decades ago – whether primary Judge erred in exercise of discretion – whether primary Judge focused unduly on public interest in conviction – whether primary Judge had regard to an irrelevant matter – whether primary Judge failed to have proper regard to directions to reduce forensic disadvantage to Applicant – open to primary Judge to refuse application – no House v The King error demonstrated – leave to appeal refused Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Evidence Act 2008 (Vic) Cases Cited: Dupas v The Queen (2010) 241 CLR 237; [2010] HCA 20 Hermanus (a Pseudonym) v R (2015) 44 VR 335; [2015] VSCA 2 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Jago v District Court (NSW) (1989) 168 CLR 23; [1989] HCA 46 Longman v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 79; [1989] HCA 60 R v Hatfield [1999] NSWCCA 340; R v Pike [2000] NSWCCA 347 R v King (2003) 59 NSWLR 472; [2003] NSWCCA 399 R v McCarthy (NSWCCA, 12 August 1994, BC94070870) R v WRC (2003) 59 NSWLR 273; [2003] NSWCCA 394 Shannon (A Pseudonym) v R [2019] VSCA 27 The Queen v Edwards (2009) 83 ALJR 717; [2009] HCA 20 TO v The Queen (2017) 265 A Crim R 191; [2017] NSWCCA 12 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378; [1993] HCA 77 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509; [1992] HCA 34 Texts Cited: --- Category: Principal judgment Parties: John McIver (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr E Ozen SC (Applicant) Mr D Patch (Respondent)