28 Sept 2021
The trial judge properly rejected the applicant's evidence as inherently implausible and, in light of the applicant's role as sole signatory, lack of evident legitimate income and the circumstances of the withdrawals, correctly found the applicant had reasonable grounds to believe the funds were proceeds of crime; there is no basis to grant leave to appeal against conviction.
17 Aug 2021
The trial judge was entitled to reject the applicant's account as inherently implausible and unsupported by credible primary documentary evidence; the undisputed facts of a large unexpected deposit from an unrelated entity and rapid, circuitous dissipation of funds justified the only reasonable inference that the applicant knew or had reasonable grounds to believe the monies were proceeds of an indictable offence; the proposed fresh evidence did not meet s.83V CPO criteria and an adjournment was unjustified, therefore leave to appeal was refused.