Director of Public Prosecutions v Bandali Michael Debs and Jason Joseph Roberts
[2002] VSC 461
•24 October 2002
| IN THE SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA | Not Restricted | |
AT MELBOURNE
CRIMINAL DIVISION
No. 1527 of 2001
| Director of Public Prosecutions |
| v |
| Bandali Michael Debs and Jason Joseph Roberts |
Ruling No. 15
JUDGE: | Cummins J | |
WHERE HELD: | Melbourne | |
DATE OF RULING: | 24 October 2002 | |
CASE MAY BE CITED AS: | DPP v Bandali Michael Debs and Jason Joseph Roberts | |
MEDIUM NEUTRAL CITATION: | [2002] VSC 461 | |
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Criminal law and procedure – murder - publication – application by media to publish audio and video tapes in original form – application refused – ruling only.
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APPEARANCES: | Counsel | Solicitors |
| For the Director | Mr J.W. Rapke QC with Mr P.B. Kidd and Mr J.J. Serong | OPP |
| For the accused Debs | Mr P.C. Dane QC | Victoria Legal Aid |
| For the accused Roberts | Mr I.D. Hill QC | Lethbridges |
| For the ABC, 3AW, and Channels 7, 9 and 10 | Mr J. Quill | Corrs Chambers Westgarth |
HIS HONOUR:
I have had the benefit of a most thoughtful and knowledgeable submission by Mr Quill for the ABC, 3AW and the commercial corporations of Channels 7, 9 and 10, requesting the release of copies of the audio tapes of lawful listening device-derived conversations of the respective accused, and also of the videotapes of the their Homicide office interviews, for media dissemination.
I do not accede to the application.
The ruling on the submission of Mr Quill, in my view, deserves some reduction to writing, which I will do over the weekend. I will publish my reasons next week and provide those to Mr Quill and to those whom he represents.
Despite his thoughtful submissions, for which the court is obliged to him, I nonetheless must refuse his application. I shall provide the reasons in the proper published form next week.
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