R v Roberts; R v Urbanec 31

[2004] VSCA 1; (2004) 9 VR 295

Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal

Australia - Victoria

6th February, 2004

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index †
Chong v CC Containers Pty Ltd	[2015] VSCA 137; (2015) 49 VR 402	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	9 Jun 2015	AustLII	98
R v Grossi	[2008] VSCA 51; (2008) 23 VR 500; (2008) 183 A Crim R 15	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	2 Apr 2008	AustLII	97
R v Koumis	[2008] VSCA 84; (2008) 18 VR 434; (2008) 184 A Crim R 421	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	22 May 2008	AustLII	69
R v Mokbel (Ruling	[2005] VSC 410	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	4 Nov 2005	AustLII	51
Ryan v Victoria	[2015] VSCA 353	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	17 Dec 2015	AustLII	43
Clayton Utz (a Firm) v Dale	[2015] VSCA 186; (2015) 47 VR 48	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	23 Jul 2015	AustLII	24
R v Kucma	[2005] VSCA 58; (2005) 11 VR 472	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	23 Mar 2005	AustLII	21
AB v CD	[2017] VSCA 338	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	21 Nov 2017	AustLII	20
Grover v Commissioner of Police	[2005] WASC 263	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	2 Dec 2005	AustLII	20
AB & Ef v CD	[2017] VSC 350	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	19 Jun 2017	AustLII	12
Derbas v R	[2012] NSWCCA 14; (2012) 221 A Crim R 13	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	21 Feb 2012	AustLII	12
R v Fraser	[2004] VSCA 147	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	27 Aug 2004	AustLII	9
R v Peters (a Pseudonym)	[2018] VSCA 115	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	9 May 2018	AustLII	7
Spence v R	[2016] VSCA 113	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	19 May 2016	AustLII	7
R v El Moustafa	[2010] VSCA 40	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	11 Mar 2010	AustLII	7
Dale v Clayton Utz (a firm) (No 2)	[2014] VSC 517	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	22 Oct 2014	AustLII	6
Westpac Banking Corporation v Hilliard	[2006] VSC 470	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	6 Dec 2006	AustLII	6
Guo and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (Migration)	[2016] AATA 125	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	24 Feb 2016	AustLII	5
R v Phong	[2005] VSCA 149; (2005) 12 VR 17; (2005) 223 ALR 322; (2005) 153 A Crim R 477	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	10 Jun 2005	AustLII	5
Smith v Western Australia	[2021] WASCA 17	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	5 Feb 2021	AustLII	4
R v Yucel (Ruling	[2018] VSC 371	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	6 Jul 2018	AustLII	3
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Managed Investments Ltd (No 5)	[2013] QSC 313	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	11 Nov 2013	AustLII	3
Thorpe v R	[2011] VSCA 346	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	11 Nov 2011	AustLII	3
Zirilli v R	[2023] VSCA 64	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	31 Mar 2023	AustLII	2
R v Mokbel (No 2)	[2005] VSC 502	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	19 Dec 2005	AustLII	2
R v Cox (No 8)	[2005] VSC 368	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	16 Sep 2005	AustLII	1
R v PMC	[2004] VSCA 225; (2004) 11 VR 175	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	7 Dec 2004	AustLII	1
SZULD v Minister for Immigration	[2017] FCCA 2194	Federal Circuit Court of Australia	Australia	14 Sep 2017	AustLII
Horley v Baker and Victoria	[2013] VCC 1380	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	29 Oct 2013	AustLII
R v Fiumara	[2012] QDC 110	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	24 May 2012	AustLII
Velevski v R	[2010] VSCA 90	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	23 Apr 2010	AustLII

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)	s3, s19AG, s23A, s23S, s23V
Customs Act 1901 (Cth)
Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)	s26, s29, s33, s37, s68, s79
Crimes Legislation Amendment (People Smuggling, Firearms Trafficking and (Cth)
Crimes Act 1958 (Vic)
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 (Vic)	s71, s73
Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic)	s16
Evidence Act 1958 (Vic)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index †
R v Boyes	[1861] EngR 626; (1861) 1 B & S 311; 121 ER 730; (1860) 2 F & F 157; 30 LJQB 301	Kings Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1860	CommonLII	100
Chong v CC Containers Pty Ltd	[2015] VSCA 137; (2015) 49 VR 402	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	9 Jun 2015	AustLII	98
R v Grossi	[2008] VSCA 51; (2008) 23 VR 500; (2008) 183 A Crim R 15	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	2 Apr 2008	AustLII	97
Jarvie v Magistrates' Court of Victoria at Brunswick	[1995] VicRp 5; [1995] 1 VR 84		Australia - Victoria	18 Jul 1994	AustLII	97
Piddington v Bennett and Wood Pty Ltd	[1940] HCA 2; (1940) 63 CLR 533	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Feb 1940	AustLII	87
Attorney-General v Hitchcock	[1847] EngR 616; 154 ER 38; (1847) 1 Exch 91; (1847) 16 LJEx 259	Court of Exchequer	United Kingdom	circa 1847	CommonLII	87
Dolan v Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation	[1993] FCA 202; (1993) 42 FCR 206; (1993) 114 ALR 231; (1993) 17 AAR 355; 31 ALD 510	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Apr 1993	AustLII	81
[1935] AC 309	[1935] AC 309		United Kingdom	circa 1935	LexisNexis / Westlaw	78
Bugg v Day	[1949] HCA 59; (1949) 79 CLR 442	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Dec 1949	AustLII	73
R v Smith	(1996) 86 A Crim R 308		Australia	circa 1996	Legal Online / Westlaw	70
R v Koumis	[2008] VSCA 84; (2008) 18 VR 434; (2008) 184 A Crim R 421	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	22 May 2008	AustLII	69
R v Mokbel (Ruling	[2005] VSC 410	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	4 Nov 2005	AustLII	51
R v Edwards	[1991] 2 All ER 266; (1991) 93 Cr App R 48; [1991] 1 WLR 207		United Kingdom	circa 1991	LexisNexis	48
Wakeley v R	[1990] HCA 23; (1990) 93 ALR 79; (1990) 64 ALJR 321	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1990	AustLII	47
R v Nguyen	[1998] 4 VR 394; (1997) 99 A Crim R 151		Australia - Victoria	circa 1998	LexisNexis AU	44
Ryan v Victoria	[2015] VSCA 353	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	17 Dec 2015	AustLII	43
Thompson v Bella-Lewis	[1996] QCA 27; [1997] 1 Qd R 429	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	27 Feb 1996	AustLII	42
R v Funderburk	[1990] 2 All ER 482; [1990] 1 WLR 587		United Kingdom	circa 1990	LexisNexis	35
R v Lawrence	[2001] QCA 441; [2002] 2 Qd R 400; (2001) 124 A Crim R 83	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	19 Oct 2001	AustLII	34
R v Brotherton	(1992) 29 NSWLR 95; 65 A Crim R 301		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1992	LexisNexis AU	34
R v Wing Tin Li	[1998] 1 VR 637; (1997) 138 FLR 251		Australia - Victoria	circa 1998	LexisNexis AU	33
Heatherington v R	[1994] HCA 19; (1994) 179 CLR 370; 120 ALR 591; 68 ALJR 418; 71 A Crim R 18	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Apr 1994	AustLII	31
R v Meissner	(1994) 76 A Crim R 81		Australia	circa 1994	Legal Online / Westlaw	31
Clayton Utz (a Firm) v Dale	[2015] VSCA 186; (2015) 47 VR 48	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	23 Jul 2015	AustLII	24
McDermott v R	(1990) 49 A Crim R 105		Australia	circa 1990	Legal Online / Westlaw	23
Jackson v Gamble	[1983] VicRp 51; [1983] 1 VR 552; (1982) 7 ACLR 652		Australia - Victoria	30 Aug 1982	AustLII	23
R v Kucma	[2005] VSCA 58; (2005) 11 VR 472	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	23 Mar 2005	AustLII	21
Hook v Ralphs	(1987) 45 SASR 529; (1987) 27 A Crim R 212	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1987	Legal Online / Westlaw	21
AB v CD	[2017] VSCA 338	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	21 Nov 2017	AustLII	20
Grover v Commissioner of Police	[2005] WASC 263	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	2 Dec 2005	AustLII	20
R v Mason	[2000] SASC 161; (2000) 77 SASR 105; 156 FLR 199; (2000) 112 A Crim R 266	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	14 Jun 2000	AustLII	20
R v Polley	[1997] SASC 6091; (1997) 68 SASR 227; (1997) 93 A Crim R 325	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	3 Apr 1997	AustLII	19
R v Hood	(1997) 91 A Crim R 526		Australia	circa 1997	Legal Online / Westlaw	18
R v Busby	(1982) 75 Cr App R 79		United Kingdom	circa 1982	LexisNexis	18
Attorney-General (Vic) v Riach	[1978] VicRp 32; [1978] VR 301		Australia - Victoria	16 Dec 1977	AustLII	18
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Plymin	[2002] VSC 56; (2002) 4 VR 168	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	22 Feb 2002	AustLII	17
C v t	(1995) 58 FCR 1; (1995) 136 ALR 703	Federal Court of Australia	Australia	circa 1995	Legal Online / Westlaw	17
Pappas v New World Oil Developments Pty Ltd	[1993] FCA 375; (1993) 43 FCR 594; 117 ALR 304	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Aug 1993	AustLII	17
Easom v R	(1981) 28 SASR 134; (1981) 4 A Crim R 171	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1981	Legal Online / Westlaw	17
R v Lovett	[1972] VicRp 46; [1972] VR 413		Australia - Victoria	28 Sep 1971	AustLII	14
R v Harmer	(1985) 28 A Crim R 35		Australia	circa 1985	Legal Online / Westlaw	13
AB & Ef v CD	[2017] VSC 350	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	19 Jun 2017	AustLII	12
Derbas v R	[2012] NSWCCA 14; (2012) 221 A Crim R 13	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	21 Feb 2012	AustLII	12
R v Zaidi	(1991) 57 A Crim R 189		Australia	circa 1991	Legal Online / Westlaw	12
R v v	(1998) 100 A Crim R 488		Australia	circa 1998	Legal Online / Westlaw	11
Winslett v R	(1992) 60 SASR 1	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1992	Legal Online / Westlaw	10
"Practical evidence"	(1991) 65 Australian Law Journal 412	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1991	Legal Online	10
R v Drury	[1984] 1 Qd R 356; 76 FLR 441; (1983) 50 ALR 159		Australia - Queensland	circa 1984	LexisNexis AU	10
R v Coroner; Ex parte Alexander	[1982] VicRp 73; [1982] VR 731		Australia - Victoria	8 Aug 1981	AustLII	10
R v Fraser	[2004] VSCA 147	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	27 Aug 2004	AustLII	9
R v Peters (a Pseudonym)	[2018] VSCA 115	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	9 May 2018	AustLII	7
Spence v R	[2016] VSCA 113	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	19 May 2016	AustLII	7
R v El Moustafa	[2010] VSCA 40	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	11 Mar 2010	AustLII	7
Dale v Clayton Utz (a firm) (No 2)	[2014] VSC 517	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	22 Oct 2014	AustLII	6
Westpac Banking Corporation v Hilliard	[2006] VSC 470	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	6 Dec 2006	AustLII	6
R v Majeric	[2001] VSCA 15; 121 A Crim R 451	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	9 Mar 2001	AustLII	6
Heatherington v R	[1993] VicRp 46; [1993] 1 VR 649; (1993) 65 A Crim R 244		Australia - Victoria	18 Mar 1993	AustLII	6
Guo and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (Migration)	[2016] AATA 125	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	24 Feb 2016	AustLII	5
R v Phong	[2005] VSCA 149; (2005) 12 VR 17; (2005) 223 ALR 322; (2005) 153 A Crim R 477	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	10 Jun 2005	AustLII	5
Smith v Powell	[1884] VicLawRp 39; 10 VLR (L) 79; 5 ALT 194		Australia - Victoria	30 Apr 1884	AustLII	5
Smith v Western Australia	[2021] WASCA 17	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	5 Feb 2021	AustLII	4
R v Toubya	[1993] VicRp 14; [1993] 1 VR 226		Australia - Victoria	14 Sep 1992	AustLII	4
Hughes v Watson	[1917] ArgusLawRp 63; [1917] VicLawRp 55; [1917] VLR 398; (1917) 23 ALR 173; 39 ALT 17	Argus Law Reports	Australia	27 Jun 1917	AustLII	4
R v Yucel (Ruling	[2018] VSC 371	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	6 Jul 2018	AustLII	3
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Managed Investments Ltd (No 5)	[2013] QSC 313	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	11 Nov 2013	AustLII	3
Thorpe v R	[2011] VSCA 346	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	11 Nov 2011	AustLII	3
Zirilli v R	[2023] VSCA 64	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	31 Mar 2023	AustLII	2
R v Mokbel (No 2)	[2005] VSC 502	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	19 Dec 2005	AustLII	2
(2001) 39 Ascr 443	(2001) 39 ASCR 443		Australia	circa 2001		2
Alister v R	(1984) 154 CLR 469		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1984	Legal Online / Westlaw	2
R v Cox (No 8)	[2005] VSC 368	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	16 Sep 2005	AustLII	1
R v PMC	[2004] VSCA 225; (2004) 11 VR 175	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	7 Dec 2004	AustLII	1
R v Sloan	[2001] VSCA 185	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	22 Oct 2001	AustLII	1
(1989) 10 NSWLR 305	(1989) 10 NSWLR 305		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1989	LexisNexis AU	1
[1983] 2 VR 335	[1983] 2 VR 335		Australia - Victoria	circa 1983	LexisNexis AU	1
[1976] VLR 244	[1976] VLR 244		Australia - Victoria	circa 1976		1
179 CLR 376-378	179 CLR 376-378		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2004	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
179 CLR 375	179 CLR 375		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2004	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
Heatherington v R	179 CLR 371		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2004	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
Garrett v Garrett	155 CLR 690		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2004	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
SZULD v Minister for Immigration	[2017] FCCA 2194	Federal Circuit Court of Australia	Australia	14 Sep 2017	AustLII
Horley v Baker and Victoria	[2013] VCC 1380	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	29 Oct 2013	AustLII
R v Fiumara	[2012] QDC 110	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	24 May 2012	AustLII
Velevski v R	[2010] VSCA 90	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	23 Apr 2010	AustLII

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