Application by Christopher Cranney pursuant to s 78 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) [2022] NSWSC 1005

As the applicant was convicted solely of offences against Commonwealth law, and section 79 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) confers no jurisdiction regarding federal offences, the Supreme Court must dismiss the application for want of jurisdiction.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 28 July 2022
Procedural Posture: Application Pursuant to S 78 of the Crimes (appeal and Review) Act 2001 (nsw) / Dismissal for Want of Jurisdiction
Outcome: Application dismissed for want of jurisdiction
Legal Topics: ['inquiry Into Conviction' 'jurisdiction' 'federal Offences' 'crimes (appeal and Review) Act 2001 (nsw)']

['criminal Law'] ['inquiry Into Conviction' 'jurisdiction' 'federal Offences' 'crimes (appeal and Review) Act 2001 (nsw)']

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Procedural Posture

Application Pursuant to S 78 of the Crimes (appeal and Review) Act 2001 (nsw) / Dismissal for Want of Jurisdiction

Legal Issues

1 ['Whether a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales has jurisdiction to consider an application for inquiry into conviction for offences against a law of the Commonwealth under s 78 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW)']

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Application dismissed for want of jurisdiction

Orders

['The application of Christopher Cranney filed on 11 February 2021 pursuant to s 78 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) is dismissed for want of jurisdiction']