NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Rakielbakhour v DPP [2020] NSWSC 323 Hearing dates: 30 March 2020 Date of orders: 30 March 2020 Decision date: 31 March 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hamill J Decision: Conditional bail granted. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – bail – COVID-19 – novel coronavirus – pandemic – relevance to bail application – likely delays in summary hearing – conditions of incarceration – suspension of personal visits – access to lawyers – emergency legislation arising from medical emergency – need for accused to be free for lawful purposes – vulnerability of prisons and inmates – exponential increase in recorded cases – self isolation and house arrest – virtual courts Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 (NSW) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 (NSW) Cases Cited: Brown v The Queen [2020] VSCA 60 Re Broes [2020] VSC 128 Re Tong [2020] VSC 141 Sazimanoska v The Queen [2020] VSCA 66 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Abdul Rakielbakhour (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Gahbrial (Applicant) A Poulos, Solicitor Advocate (Respondent)
Solicitors: Matouk Joyner Lawyers (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/00075768 Publication restriction: Nil
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