Gabby Rona v District Court of South Australia and SA Director of Public Prosecutions v District Court of South Australia and Gabby Rona No. Scgrg 94/1478, Scgrg 94/1485 Judgment No. 4922 Number of pages - 13 Criminal law and procedure (1995) 63 Sasr 223

• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Jurisdiction, practice and procedure
  3. › Stay of proceedings
  4. › Abuse of process
  5. › Failure of DPP to comply with directions and assurances at status conferences
  6. › Whether non-compliance with caseflow management procedures may amount to abuse of process
  7. › Whether power to stay may be used as sanction for non-compliance
  8. › District Court Act (SA), s 9
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Jurisdiction, practice and procedure
  3. › Caseflow management
  4. › Status conferences
  5. › Binding nature of directions and assurances
  6. › Obligation of DPP to comply
  7. › District Court Criminal Rules (SA), rr 5.01-5.03, r 6
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Jurisdiction, practice and procedure
  3. › Nolle prosequi
  4. › Whether court may refuse to accept nolle prosequi
  5. › Whether unfettered right of DPP to enter nolle prosequi
  6. › Power of court to protect its processes
• 1. Administrative Law
  2. › Judicial review
  3. › Certiorari
  4. › Error of law on face of record
  5. › Whether written reasons for decision form part of the record

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