HER MAJESTY'S ATTORNEY GENERAL IN AND FOR THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES v Cameron [1994] NSWCA 128

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

  1. 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.