HER MAJESTY'S ATTORNEY GENERAL IN AND FOR THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES v Cameron [1994] NSWCA 128
The opponent's deliberate conduct, both objectively and subjectively calculated to intimidate a witness, amounted to contempt of court.
- Parties
- Claimant: Her Majesty's Attorney General in and for the State of New South Wales; Opponent: Cameron Neale Hayden
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 13 October 1994
- Procedural Posture
- Contempt of Court Application / Liability Determination
- Outcome
- Declarations of contempt made.
- Legal Topics
- Intimidation of Witnesses, Witness Protection, Conduct Amounting to Contempt
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Parties
Her Majesty's Attorney General in and for the State of New South Wales
Claimant
Cameron Neale Hayden
Opponent
Procedural Posture
Contempt of Court Application / Liability Determination
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the opponent's conduct towards a witness amounted to contempt of court
Ratio Decidendi
The opponent's deliberate conduct, both objectively and subjectively calculated to intimidate a witness, amounted to contempt of court.
Court Disposition
Declarations of contempt made.
Orders
- Declarations of contempt made.
- Matter adjourned for evidence and argument on the question of penalty.
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