Vok v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2019] NSWCA 242

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Vok v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2019] NSWCA 242 Hearing dates: 7 August 2019 Decision date: 04 October 2019 Before: Meagher JA at [1]; Payne JA at [36]; White JA at [37]. Decision: Summons dismissed with costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – jurisdictional error – where applicant convicted of knowingly contravening apprehended personal violence order – where applicant appealed against conviction to District Court – whether District Court exceeded jurisdiction in dismissing conviction appeal – no question of principle Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 3, 98 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), ss 11, 20 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), s 14 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 176 Legislation Amendment Act (No 2) 2018 (NSW), s 2, sch 1.21 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Cases Cited: AG v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 218 Armand-Iskak v Attorney-General of New South Wales [2019] NSWCA 145 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321; [1990] HCA 33 Bandara v Director of Public Prosecutions [2016] NSWCA 140 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163; [1995] HCA 58 Dranichnickov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 26; (2003) 77 ALJR 1088 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Garde v Dowd (2011) 80 NSWLR 620; [2011] NSWCA 115 Gelle v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2017] NSWCA 245 Lazarus v Independent Commission against Corruption [2019] NSWCA 100 Morgan v District Court of New South Wales (2017) 94 NSWLR 463; [2017] NSWCA 105 Preston v Commissioner for Fair Trading (2011) 80 NSWLR 359; [2011] NSWCA 40 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd [2018] HCA 4; (2018) 92 ALJR 248 Torbey Investments Corporated Pty Ltd v Ferrara [2017] NSWCA 9 Category: Principal judgment Parties: George Vok (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (First Respondent) District Court of New South Wales (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: In person (Applicant) CO Gleeson (First Respondent)