Director of Public Prosecutions v Cakici and Anor [2006] NSWSC 454

Director of Public Prosecutions v Cakici and Anor [2006] NSWSC 454

Endorsement of place of service on Court Attendance Notice is not required by clause 37 Local Courts (Criminal and Applications Procedure) Rule 2003; the Second Defendant erred in law, and dismissal of the charge was not the appropriate order.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 May 2006
Procedural Posture
Appeal Under S.56(1)(c) Crimes (local Courts Appeal and Review) Act 2001 / Judgment After Hearing
Outcome
Declaration of error of law by Second Defendant; costs order against First Defendant with certificate under Suitors' Fund Act 1951
Legal Topics
['local Court Practice and Procedure' 'court Attendance Notice Service and Endorsement' 'error of Law' 'jurisdictional Defects' 'costs Orders']
['criminal Law'] ['local Court Practice and Procedure' 'court Attendance Notice Service and Endorsement' 'error of Law' 'jurisdictional Defects' 'costs Orders']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal Under S.56(1)(c) Crimes (local Courts Appeal and Review) Act 2001 / Judgment After Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether endorsement of service of a Court Attendance Notice must include the place of service under clause 37 Local Courts (Criminal and Applications Procedure) Rule 2003' 'Whether dismissal of the charge was an appropriate order in circumstances of alleged lack of jurisdiction']

Ratio Decidendi

Endorsement of place of service on Court Attendance Notice is not required by clause 37 Local Courts (Criminal and Applications Procedure) Rule 2003; the Second Defendant erred in law, and dismissal of the charge was not the appropriate order.

Court Disposition

Declaration of error of law by Second Defendant; costs order against First Defendant with certificate under Suitors' Fund Act 1951

Orders

  • ['Declaration that Second Defendant erred in law as to construction and application of clause 37 Local Courts (Criminal and Applications Procedure) Rule 2003' "Order that First Defendant pay Plaintiff's costs of the proceedings" "Certificate granted to First Defendant under s.6 Suitors' Fund Act 1951"]