R v Sami KURDI [2009] NSWDC 363

R v Sami KURDI [2009] NSWDC 363

There were no special reasons in the interests of justice to dispense with the use of closed circuit television facilities for the complainant's evidence, either given the nature of the charges or the context of a lengthy relationship.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
11 November 2009
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Interlocutory Application
Outcome
application rejected
Legal Topics
['use of CCTV for Complainant Evidence' 'special Reasons in the Interests of Justice' 'sexual Offences']
['criminal Law'] ['use of CCTV for Complainant Evidence' 'special Reasons in the Interests of Justice' 'sexual Offences']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Interlocutory Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether there are special reasons in the interests of justice for the complainant's evidence not to be given by closed circuit television facilities under s 294B(3) Criminal Procedure Act 1986"]

Ratio Decidendi

There were no special reasons in the interests of justice to dispense with the use of closed circuit television facilities for the complainant's evidence, either given the nature of the charges or the context of a lengthy relationship.

Court Disposition

application rejected

Orders

  • ['The complainant is entitled to give her evidence by means of closed circuit television facilities.']