R v Watson (No 2) [2020] NSWDC 582

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Watson (No 2) [2020] NSWDC 582 Hearing dates: 27 August 2020 Decision date: 02 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Full-time custodial sentence backdated on re‑sentence. For orders see [69]. Catchwords: Access and transmit child pornography material. Re‑sentence after quashing of convictions for related offences. Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Prohibition Orders) Act 2004 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Cases Cited: Bugmy v R [2013] HCA 37; [2013] 249 CLR 571 Refaieh v R [2018] NSWCCA 72 Watson v R [2020] NSWCCA 215 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth Crown) Jessica Watson (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms G Lewer (Crown) Ms A Healey

Solicitors: S Simmonds K Bolas File Number(s): 19/288805 Publication restriction: Order made pursuant to s 7 of the Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 as to the identity of any victim referred to herein. S 15A of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) prohibits the publication of the name of a person if the proceedings relate to the person and the person was a child when the offence to which the proceedings relate was committed. The publication of the offender's name in connection with any offence of which she was committed as a child is therefore prohibited by S 15A.