R v Waters (a psuedonym); R v Mook [2020] NSWDC 636

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Waters (a psuedonym); R v Mook [2020] NSWDC 636 Hearing dates: 7 July 2020; 22 July 2020 Decision date: 22 July 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Waters: Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 8 years 3 months. Non parole period of 5 years 9 months.For orders see 121 Mook: Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 6 years 9 months. Non parole period of 4 years.For orders see 118 Catchwords: CRIME - Grievous bodily harm with intent - assault occasioning bodily harm SENTENCING – Relevant factors – plea of guilty - joint criminal enterprise - use of machete to maim - use of blowtorch to cause further harm- motive slight or unfathomable - parity – one offender an adult the other and more culpable a child - plea of guilty - use of expert reports - young offenders application of principle - drug abuse - backgrounds of disadvantage - mental health issues - remorse - absence of remorse - structure of sentence - special circumstances Mook- no special circumstances Waters Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Administration of Sentencing) Act 1999 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Al v R; R v SB; R v Al v R [2011] NSWCCA95 Anderson v R (1981) VR 155 Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58 Bugmy v The Queen (1990) 169 CLR 525 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 Bus v R; S v R (unreported CCA NSW 3/11/1995) Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Courtney v R [2007] NSWCCA 195; 172 A Crim R 371 Devaney [2012] NSWCCA 285 Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 Hearne v R (2001) 124 A Crim R 451 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Howard v R [2019] NSWCCA 109 JM v R [2012] NSWCCA 83 Johnson v R [2010] NSWCCA 124 Kannis v R [2020] NSWCCA 79 KR v R [20012] NSWCCCA 32 KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 Millwood v R [2012] NSWCCA 2 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 R v Boney [2001] NSWCCA 432 R v GDP (1991) 53 A Crim R 112 R v Govinden (1999) 106 A Crim R 314 R v Pham & Ly (1991) 55 A Crim R 128 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 at [59] R v Wong [2003] NSWCCA 247 Ryan v R [2017] NSWCCA 209 Ryan v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 267 The Queen v Pham [2015] HCA 39; (2015) 256 CLR 550 Thompson v R (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Veen v The Queen No 2 (1988) 64 CLR 465 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629 Windle v R [2012] NSWCCA 222 Yildiz v R [2020] NSWCCA 69 Texts Cited: Parole Supervision and Re-offending: Wai-Yin Wan, Suzanne Poynton, Gerard van Doorn and Don Weatherburn (2016) Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology v149. No.4. p 497. http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Documents/ parolesupervisionandreoffending.pdf Rethinking sentencing for young adult offenders in Victoria: Factsheet, Sentencing Advisory Council Victoria, December 2019. Category: Sentence Parties: Liam Waters (the offender) Thomas Mook (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Ms C Doosey (for the offender Waters) Mr S Fraser, Public Defender (for the offender Mook)