Vu v New South Wales Crime Commission

• 1. Proceeds of Crime
  2. › Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990 (NSW)
  3. › Proceeds assessment order
  4. › Section 27
  5. › Whether primary judge erred in finding appellant committed serious crime related activity
  6. › Whether finding on balance of probabilities that appellant knowingly involved in provision of false documents to obtain finance
  7. › Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990 (NSW), ss 27, 28(3)
  8. › Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 178BB
• 1. Appeal
  2. › Standard of appellate review
  3. › Rehearing on appeal from findings of fact
  4. › Findings based on credibility
  5. › Whether findings glaringly improbable or contrary to compelling inferences
  6. › Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A
• 1. Evidence
  2. › Standard of proof in civil proceedings
  3. › Briginshaw standard
  4. › Gravity of allegations of fraud
  5. › Circumstantial evidence
  6. › Whether circumstantial evidence sufficient to establish fraud on balance of probabilities
  7. › Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 140(2)
• 1. Evidence
  2. › Jones v Dunkel inference
  3. › Failure to call witness
  4. › Whether adverse inference available against respondent for failure to call witness
  5. › Limits on Jones v Dunkel inference

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