Zoneff v The Queen

[2000] HCATrans 60

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Adelaide  No A23 of 1999

B e t w e e n -

IVAN ZONEFF

Appellant

and

THE QUEEN

Respondent

Pronouncement of Orders

GLEESON CJ
GAUDRON J
GUMMOW J
KIRBY J
CALLINAN J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON TUESDAY, 7 MARCH 2000, AT 10.18 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

GLEESON CJ:   This appeal was heard in Canberra on 4 February 2000 by a Court constituted by Justices Gaudron, Gummow, Kirby, Callinan and myself.  Justices Gaudron, Gummow, Callinan and I would make the following orders:

1.  Appeal allowed.

2.  Set aside the orders of the Court of Criminal Appeal of South Australia made on 1 December 1998 and in place thereof order that:

i)       the appeal to that Court be allowed;

ii)      the convictions on counts 2 to 7 in the information be quashed; and

iii)     there be a retrial.

We will publish our reasons at a later date.

KIRBY J:   I would dismiss the appeal and I will publish my reasons when the other reasons of the members of the Court are published.

GLEESON CJ:   The order of the Court is:

1.  Appeal allowed.

2.  Set aside the orders of the Court of Criminal Appeal of South Australia made on 1 December 1998 and in place thereof order that:

i)       the appeal to that Court be allowed;

ii)      the convictions on counts 2 to 7 in the information be quashed; and

iii)     there be a retrial.

I publish that order.

AT 10.20 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED