29 Dec 2022
The court applied the established certification test: the applicant must show a point of law of great and general importance or that substantial and grave injustice has been done and that the proposed question is reasonably arguable; on the material before the court the threshold was not met and certification was refused.
29 Jun 2021
Bail pending appeal was refused because the applicants, as public figures who took frontline roles in a mass prohibited gathering during a serious public health emergency, posed substantial public health and public order risks; their culpability and the need for deterrence justified immediate custodial sentences, and they failed to satisfy either the merits or time limb for bail.
11 Jun 2021
The magistrate failed to consider the pandemic severity at the time of the offence and, given the mitigating factors present (lower community infection levels, premises characteristics and appellants mitigation), the immediate 14‑day imprisonment was manifestly excessive; the appropriate disposal is to suspend the 14‑day sentence for 24 months.