Australia, June 30 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 30:
1. HAMILL J: Salim Mehajer ("Mr Mehajer" or "the applicant") makes a release application pursuant to the provisions of the Bail Act 2013 (NSW). The Director of Public Prosecutions ("the Director" or "the respondent") opposes the application.
2. Subject to the provision in s 74 of the Bail Act, the Court has the power to hear the application because there is an appeal and/or an application for leave to appeal pending in the Court: Bail Act, s 61. Mr Mehajer was sentenced on 9 May 2024 following his convictions in two separate trials. The first trial related to offences of violence, including domestic violence offences relating...