Vincent v Randall & Anor [1999] NSWSC 833

Vincent v Randall & Anor [1999] NSWSC 833

Although false information was supplied to the authorised justice about the plaintiff and her husband's criminal records, it was a genuine mistake and the validity of the warrant had to be assessed on the remaining material before the justice. The daughter’s allegation that her parents were dealing in drugs, supported by confirmation of details about the alleged supplier at Brighton-Le-Sands and by intelligence reports over preceding months, was sufficient in totality to constitute reasonable grounds for issue of the warrant. The plaintiff therefore did not establish entitlement to the declaration or order sought.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
19 August 1999
Procedural Posture
Administrative Law Search Warrant / Summons Seeking a Declaration That the Search Warrant Was Invalid and an Order That It Be Set Aside
Outcome
Summons dismissed
Legal Topics
['search Warrant' 'reasonable Grounds' 'false Information to Authorised Justice' 'validity of Warrant']
['administrative Law' 'criminal Procedure'] ['search Warrant' 'reasonable Grounds' 'false Information to Authorised Justice' 'validity of Warrant']

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Procedural Posture

Administrative Law Search Warrant / Summons Seeking a Declaration That the Search Warrant Was Invalid and an Order That It Be Set Aside

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether false information supplied to the authorised justice about the plaintiff and her husband's criminal records invalidated the search warrant." 'Whether, putting aside the false information, the remaining material before the authorised justice provided reasonable grounds for the issue of the search warrant.' 'Whether evidence of what occurred during execution of the search warrant was relevant to the validity of its issue.']

Ratio Decidendi

Although false information was supplied to the authorised justice about the plaintiff and her husband's criminal records, it was a genuine mistake and the validity of the warrant had to be assessed on the remaining material before the justice. The daughter’s allegation that her parents were dealing in drugs, supported by confirmation of details about the alleged supplier at Brighton-Le-Sands and by intelligence reports over preceding months, was sufficient in totality to constitute reasonable grounds for issue of the warrant. The plaintiff therefore did not establish entitlement to the declaration or order sought.

Court Disposition

Summons dismissed

Orders

  • ['Summons dismissed']