R v Chick [2020] NSWDC 650

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Chick [2020] NSWDC 650 Hearing dates: 4 June 2020 Decision date: 04 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Use carriage service to send indecent material to person under 16 years: a term of imprisonment of 1 year 6 months; Suspended upon entering a recognizance to be of good behaviour for 2 years pursuant to s 20(1)(b) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Use carriage service to solicit child pornography: Suspended upon entering a recognizance to be of good behaviour for 2 years pursuant to s 20(1)(A) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Catchwords: CRIME – use a carriage service to send indecent material to a person less than 16 years old - use a carriage service to solicit child pornography material SENTENCING - Relevant factors on sentence - early guilty plea - Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offender's Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) Cases Cited: Gajjar v R [2008) VSCA 268 Kristensen v R [2018] NSWCCA 189 Minehan v R [2014] NSWCCA 140 Nahlous v R [2013] NSWCCA 90 R v Asplund; Asplund v R [2010] NSWCCA 316 Hutchinson v R [2018] NSWCCA 152 Tector v R [2008] NSWCCA 151; 186 A Crim R 133 Category: Sentence Parties: Daniel Edward Chick (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions (Commonwealth) Representation: Counsel: Ms M Humpreys (for the offender) Mr K Kanagasabapathy (for Director of Public Prosecutions, Commonwealth)