Vella v Commissioner of Police (NSW)Citation:[2019] HCA 38Before:Kiefel CJ, Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle, Gordon, Edelman JJDate:06 Nov 2019Case Number:S30/2019Read more

Vella v Commissioner of Police (NSW)Citation:[2019] HCA 38Before:Kiefel CJ, Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle, Gordon, Edelman JJDate:06 Nov 2019Case Number:S30/2019Read more

The powers conferred by the Crimes (Serious Crime Prevention Orders) Act 2016 (NSW) do not substantially impair the institutional integrity of State courts and are not incompatible with their role as repositories of federal judicial power.

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
06 November 2019
Procedural Posture
Constitutional Law / Judgment
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Judicial Power, Institutional Integrity of State Courts, Serious Crime Prevention Orders, Kable Principle

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Procedural Posture

Constitutional Law / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the making of a Serious Crime Prevention Order under s 5(1) of the Crimes (Serious Crime Prevention Orders) Act 2016 (NSW) is an exercise of judicial power
  2. 2 Whether the powers conferred by the Act are incompatible with the State court's role as a repository of federal judicial power
  3. 3 Whether the powers conferred by the Act substantially impair the institutional integrity of the State court

Ratio Decidendi

The powers conferred by the Crimes (Serious Crime Prevention Orders) Act 2016 (NSW) do not substantially impair the institutional integrity of State courts and are not incompatible with their role as repositories of federal judicial power.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • The application is dismissed.