R v Fong (No. 2) [2020] NSWDC 275

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Fong (No. 2) [2020] NSWDC 275 Hearing dates: 04 June 2020 Date of orders: 04 June 2020 Decision date: 04 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraphs 44-46 Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – severity appeal – negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm offence – first time offence – impact of appellant's remorse on sentence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 52A Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), ss 3, 20 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 23, 66, 73, 73A, 98 Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), ss 117, 203 Cases Cited: Blundell v R (2008) 70 NSWLR 660 Dyno Nobel Asia Pacific Pty Ltd v Environmental Protection Authority [2017] NSWCCA 302 Jodeh v R [2011] NSWCCA 194 Khoury v R [2011] NSWCCA 118 Le v R [2019] NSWCCA 181 R v Fong [2020] NSWDC 214 R v Kain [2004] NSWCCA 143 R v Mitchell (2007) 177 A Crim R 94 Thewlis v R (2008) 186 A Crim R 279 Veen v The Queen (No.2) (1987) 164 CLR 465 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions Mr M Fong Representation: Solicitors: Solicitor for the Director of Public Prosecutions Conditsis Lawyers for the appellant File Number(s): 2019/139084 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Local Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Criminal Citation: Unreported Date of Decision: 29 January 2020 Before: Magistrate E Ellis File Number(s): 2019/139084