Magaming v The Queen

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAFRENCH CJ,HAYNE, CRENNAN, KIEFEL, BELL, GAGELER AND KEANE JJBONANG DARIUS MAGAMING  APPELLANTANDTHE QUEEN  RESPONDENTMagaming v The Queen[2013] HCA 4011 October 2013S114/2013ORDERAppeal dismissed.On appeal from the Supreme Court of New South WalesRepresentationN J Williams SC with J B King and D W Robertson for the appellant (instructed by Legal Aid Commission of NSW)P W Neil SC with P M McEniery for the respondent (instructed by Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions)IntervenersJ T Gleeson SC, Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth with C P O'Donnell and G A Hill for the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth, intervening (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)M G Sexton SC, Solicitor-General for the State of New South Wales with J E Davidson for the Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales, intervening (instructed by Crown Solicitor (NSW))M G Hinton QC, Solicitor-General for the State of South Australia with C Jacobi for the Attorney-General for the State of South Australia, intervening (instructed by Crown Solicitor (SA))G R Donaldson SC, Solicitor-General for the State of Western Australia with T C Russell for the Attorney-General for the State of Western Australia, intervening (instructed by State Solicitor (WA))G J D del Villar for the Attorney-General of the State of Queensland, intervening (instructed by Crown Law Qld))K L Eastman SC with H Younan for the Australian Human Rights Commission, as amicus curiae (instructed by Australian Human Rights Commission)Notice:  This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.CATCHWORDSMagaming v The QueenConstitutional...