DF v The Queen

The appeal concerned a conviction by a judge alone. The appellant, DF, sought to appeal against this conviction.

The central legal issues before the court were whether the conviction was unsafe or unsatisfactory, whether the judge's reasons demonstrated an erroneous implementation of the onus of proof, and whether the application to adduce further evidence should have been granted.

The Court of Appeal found that while the judge's reasons contained an erroneous implementation of the onus of proof, this error did not render the conviction unsafe or unsatisfactory. The Court also refused the application to adduce further evidence. Despite the identified error, the Court ultimately determined that the appeal should be dismissed.