CRIMINAL LAW - application by police to have computer drives that were found to contain child pornography forfeited to the Crown - onus of proof on person claiming lawful entitlement to possession
APPEAL - Magistrate misapprehended
s 219 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) - failure to give any reasons for decision - took account of matters of technical nature that were not "common knowledge" - Magistrate's orders set aside and remitted to Local Court
Case Details
Citation[2014] NSWSC 1427
CourtNSWSC
JurisdictionNew South Wales
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