Wass v Director of Public Prosecution (NSW); Wass v Constable Wilcock

[2023] NSWCA 71

NSW Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Statutory Construction
2. › Amending legislation
3. › Legislative history and purpose
4. › Repeal of express provisions authorising revocation of expired apprehended violence orders
5. › Whether general words 'at any time' continued to authorise revocation after expiry
6. › Whether legal meaning departed from literal meaning
7. › Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), ss 72, 72A, 73
8. › Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 33
1. Administrative Law
2. › Judicial review
3. › Jurisdictional error
4. › Conceded jurisdictional error by District Court
5. › Whether relief should be withheld because court reached correct conclusion
6. › Immateriality of error

Quick Take

Applications to revoke expired apprehended violence orders are not authorised under the current form of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), notwithstanding the words 'at any time' in s 72A(1).