R v Rampton [2020] NSWDC 571

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Rampton [2020] NSWDC 571 Hearing dates: 3 July 2020 Decision date: 03 July 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Possess child abuse material: Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 1 year 10 months. Non parole period of 1 year 4 months. Use carriage service to access child pornography: a term of imprisonment of 1 year 10 months; Released at the expiration of 4 months upon entering a recognizance pursuant to s 20(1)(b) Crimes Act 1914 Catchwords: CRIME - sentencing for state offences and federal offence - possess child abuse material - use a carriage service to access child pornographic material. SENTENCING – Relevant factors on sentencing – prior offending- on child sex offender register- caught after mandatory inspection- low level quantity of offending material – problems with INTERPOL Baseline Classifications – need to inspect material to assess objective seriousness- mental conditions- need for individual treatment in community- treatment in custody unavailable die to length of sentence - strong prosocial support – structure of State and Commonwealth offences Legislation Cited: Child Protection Offenders Registration Act 2000 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) Cases Cited: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v D'Alessandro [2010] VSCA 60; 26 VR 477 DPP v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 155 HT v R [2019] HCA 40 Minehan v R [2010] NSWCCA 140 R v Booth [2009] NSWCCA 89 R v Hutchinson [2018] NSWCCA 152 R v Porte [2015] NSWCCA 174 R v Verdins [2007] VSCA 102; (2007) 16 VR 269 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 Category: Sentence Parties: Peter Graham Rampton (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) Representation: Solicitors: Ms E Parkes, Legal Aid NSW (for the offender) Ms E Hirst, Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) File Number(s): 2019/00103955