R v Tapia [2019] NSWDC 130

Because legal aid had been refused to the accused and an appeal to the Legal Aid Review Committee was outstanding, the hearing date of 1 April 2019 was vacated.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 28 March 2019
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Application by the Accused for the Hearing Date on 1 April 2019 to Be Vacated
Outcome: Trial hearing date vacated
Legal Topics: ['adjournment' 'vacating Trial Hearing Date' 'legal Aid Review Committee Appeal' 'bail Refused Custody']

['criminal Procedure' 'legal Aid'] ['adjournment' 'vacating Trial Hearing Date' 'legal Aid Review Committee Appeal' 'bail Refused Custody']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Application by the Accused for the Hearing Date on 1 April 2019 to Be Vacated

Legal Issues

1 ["Whether the hearing date on 1 April 2019 should be vacated pending the outcome of the accused's appeal to the Legal Aid Review Committee."]

Ratio Decidendi

Because legal aid had been refused to the accused and an appeal to the Legal Aid Review Committee was outstanding, the hearing date of 1 April 2019 was vacated.

Court Disposition

Trial hearing date vacated

Orders

['The hearing date of 1 April 2019 is vacated.' 'The matter will be stood over until 30 May 2019 for the purpose of allocating a hearing date in 2020.']