R v Hawat (No 5) [2019] NSWSC 1727

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hawat (No 5) [2019] NSWSC 1727 Hearing dates: 29 November 2019 Date of orders: 03 December 2019 Decision date: 09 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: The material contained in LDs 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 is inadmissible, except for the audible passages referred to at [50]-[54]. Catchwords: CRIME – evidence – murder – joint criminal enterprise – accessory before the fact – listening device material – relevance – probative value – inaudible Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 55, 56, 76, 78, 79 Cases Cited: Butera v Director of Public Prosecutions (1987) 164 CLR 180; [1987] HCA 58 Colby v The Queen [1999] NSWCCA 261 Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar (2011) 277 ALR 611; [2011] HCA 21 Honeysett v R (2014) 253 CLR 122; HCA 29 Kheir v R [2014] VSCA 200 Lithgow City Council v Jackson (2011) 244 CLR 352; HCA 36 Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles (2001) 52 NSWLR 705; 2001 NSWCA 305 Papakosmas v The Queen (1999) 196 CLR 297; HCA 37 R v Georgiou [2005] NSWCCA 237 Regina v Leung and Wong (1998) 47 NSWLR 405; NSWCCA 287 Williams v The Queen [1982] Tas R 266 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina (Crown) Osama Hawat (Accused) Representation: Counsel: Mr T McCarthy (Crown) Mr J Kelly SC (Accused)

Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) Dib & Associates Lawyers (Accused) File Number(s): 2017/194590