Yousha Sleiman v Jason Murray

[2010] ACTCA 2

HUMAN RIGHTS ACT

YOUSHA SLEIMAN v JASON MURRAY
[2010] ACTCA 2 (23 February 2010)

APPEAL – appeal from an order of a judge dismissing an application for judicial review of a decision of a magistrate – appeal dismissed
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – forensic procedure – taking of buccal swab for DNA analysis
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – persona dignata – magistrate’s decision of an administrative character – amenable to judicial review
APPEAL – error of law – balance required under Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 (ACT) – procedure justified in all the circumstances – no error of law – decision based on an irrelevant consideration – admissibility of other evidence – can be relevant – discretionary decision – decision failed to take into account a relevant consideration – the public interest in upholding the physical integrity of the suspect – unable to conclude that consideration overlooked – magnitude of intrusion relatively low

Crimes Act 1900 (ACT), s 92
Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 (ACT), ss 32, 33, 34,39
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1989 (ACT), s5
Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT), ss 12, 28
Crimes Act 1958 (Vic), s 464M
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (UK)
European Convention on Human Rights, s 28

Sleiman v Murray [2009] ACTSC 82
Kelly v Apps (2000) 98 FCR 101
Hilton v Wells (1985) 157 CLR 57
Love v Attorney-General (NSW) (1990) 169 CLR 307
House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499
Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139
Hilton v Wells (1985) 157 CLR 57
Grollo & Anor v Bates & Ors (1994) 53 FCR 218
Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259
Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises (1993) 43 FCR 280
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24
Case of S. and Marper v The United Kingdom (2008) 158 NLJ 1755; [2009] Crim LR 3

ON APPEAL FROM A SINGLE JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

No. ACTCA 19 of 2009
No. SC 592 of 2009

Judges:         Higgins CJ, Gray P and Ryan J
Court of Appeal of the Australian Capital Territory
Date:            23 February 2010

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE       )          No. ACTCA 19 of 2009
  )          No. SC 592 of 2009
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY    )
  )

COURT OF APPEAL  )

ON APPEAL FROM A SINGLE JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

BETWEEN:YOUSHA SLEIMAN

Appellant

AND:JASON MURRAY

Respondent

ORDER

Judges:  HIGGINS CJ, GRAY P and RYAN J
Date:  23 February 2010
Place:  Canberra

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The appeal be dismissed.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE       )          No. ACTCA 19 of 2009
  )          No. SC 592 of 2009
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY    )
  )

COURT OF APPEAL  )

ON APPEAL FROM A SINGLE JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

BETWEEN:YOUSHA SLEIMAN

Appellant

AND:JASON MURRAY

Respondent

Judges:  HIGGINS CJ, GRAY P and RYAN J
Date:  23 February 2010
Place:…