R v Fong [2020] NSWDC 214

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Fong [2020] NSWDC 214 Hearing dates: 15 May 2020 Date of orders: 15 May 2020 Decision date: 15 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 73 Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – conviction appeal – dangerous driving offences – negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm – whether driver was negligent in reversing in petrol station Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 54 Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), s 117 Cases Cited: Ayre v Swan [2019] NSWCA 202 Derrick v Cheung (2001) 181 ALR 301 DPP (NSW) v Yeo (2008) 51 MVR 157 Dyason v Butterworth [2015] NSWCA 52 R v Bateman [1925] All ER 45 R v D (1984) 3 NSWLR 29 Royall v The Queen (1991) 172 CLR 378 Swan v The Queen [2020] HCA 11 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions Mr M Fong Representation: Solicitors: Solicitor for the Director of Public Prosecutions Conditsis Lawyers for the appellant File Number(s): 2019/139084 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Local Court Jurisdiction: Crime Citation: Unreported Date of Decision: 29 January 2020 Before: Magistrate E Ellis File Number(s): 2019/139084