MAJZOUB v KEPREOTIS [2009] NSWSC 1498

MAJZOUB v KEPREOTIS [2009] NSWSC 1498

The evidence does not demonstrate that Constable McKinley deliberately or recklessly misled the authorised justice. While some statements in the warrant application lacked precision, they do not amount to bad faith or fraud. Accordingly, the grounds of bad faith/fraud are not made out and the relief sought is refused.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
24 April 2009
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review (application Regarding Search Warrant) / Judgment on Bad Faith/fraud Issue (final Disposition of This Ground)
Outcome
Application on bad faith/fraud ground dismissed; relief refused.
Legal Topics
['search Warrants' 'bad Faith' 'fraud in Public Law' 'judicial Review' 'law Enforcement Powers']
['criminal Law' 'administrative Law' 'search and Seizure'] ['search Warrants' 'bad Faith' 'fraud in Public Law' 'judicial Review' 'law Enforcement Powers']

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Procedural Posture

Judicial Review (application Regarding Search Warrant) / Judgment on Bad Faith/fraud Issue (final Disposition of This Ground)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether applicant police officer acted in bad faith or with fraud in providing information to obtain a search warrant' 'Whether any incorrect, false or misleading information provided vitiates the warrant']

Ratio Decidendi

The evidence does not demonstrate that Constable McKinley deliberately or recklessly misled the authorised justice. While some statements in the warrant application lacked precision, they do not amount to bad faith or fraud. Accordingly, the grounds of bad faith/fraud are not made out and the relief sought is refused.

Court Disposition

Application on bad faith/fraud ground dismissed; relief refused.

Orders

  • ['The relief sought in the Amended Summons filed on 12 March 2009 is refused.' 'Order dismissing Amended Summons on this ground.']