Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Hamzy [2019] NSWCA 314

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Hamzy [2019] NSWCA 314 Hearing dates: 12 September 2019 Decision date: 19 December 2019 Before: Gleeson JA at [1] Payne JA at [98] Brereton JA at [103] Decision: (1) Set aside orders 1, 2 and 3 made by his Honour Acting Judge Graham in the District Court on 21 February 2019.

(2) Order that the District Court determine Mr Hamzy's appeal filed on 9 August 2018 against his conviction and sentence in the Local Court in Goulburn in July 2018 according to law. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – supervisory jurisdiction – judgment of District Court on appeal from Local Court – criminal jurisdiction – where conviction and sentence set aside and permanent stay of criminal proceedings ordered – whether District Court misapprehended nature and scope of power to prevent abuse of process – whether District Court misconstrued double jeopardy provision in Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW), s 63 – whether jurisdictional error established Legislation Cited: Acts Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 35(2)(a) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 60A(1) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 51, 52(1), 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 63 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2014 (NSW), cl 15(3), 163 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), ss 11, 28 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 60A, 156, 268(1A), Sch 1 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 176 Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), s 64(1) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Cases Cited: Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (2006) 226 CLR 256; [2006] HCA 27 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163; [1995] HCA 58 Director of Public Prosecutions v Emanuel [2009] NSWCA 42; (2009) 193 A Crim R 552 Director of Public Prosecutions v Shirvanian (1998) 44 NSWLR 129 Dupas v The Queen (2010) 241 CLR 237; [2010] HCA 20 Elias v Director of Public Prosecutions [2012] NSWCA 302; (2012) 222 A Crim R 286 Garde v Dowd (2011) 80 NSWLR 620; [2011] NSWCA 115 Grassby v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 1; [1989] HCA 45 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2018) 264 CLR 123; [2018] HCA 345 Island Maritime Limited v Filipowski; Kulkarni v Filipowski (2006) 226 CLR 328; [2006] HCA 30 Jago v District Court (NSW) (1989) 168 CLR 23; [1989] HCA 46 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Moevao v Department of Labour [1980] 1 NZLR 464 Moti v The Queen (2011) 245 CLR 456; [2011] HCA 50 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 R v Dunphy; ex parte Maynes (1978) 139 CLR 482; [1978] HCA 19 R v McGarritty (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 10 June 1994, unrep.) R v Stone (2005) 64 NSWLR 413; [2005] NSWCCA 344 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala (2000) 204 CLR 82; [2000] HCA 57 Rogers v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251; [1994] HCA 42 Spanos v Lazaris [2008] NSWCA 74 State Pollution Control Commission v Tallow Products Pty Ltd (1992) 29 NSWLR 517 Strickland (a pseudonym) v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2018] HCA 53; (2018) 272 A Crim R 69 Templeton (a pseudonym) v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2018] NSWCA 335 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378; [1993] HCA 77 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509; [1992] HCA 34 Yousaf v Director of Public Prosecutions [2012] NSWCA 397 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Crown (Applicant) Bassam Hamzy (First Respondent) District Court of New South Wales (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Dr D Kell SC / Ms B Baker / Ms E Jones (Applicant) Mr T Anderson (First Respondent)