Ilic v R [2020] NSWCCA 300

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ilic v R [2020] NSWCCA 300 Hearing dates: 12 October 2020 Date of orders: 20 November 2020 Decision date: 20 November 2020 Before: McCallum JA at [1]; Garling J at [47]; Wright J at [63] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. Allow the appeal. 3. Quash the sentence imposed by Williams SC DCJ. 4. Remit the proceedings to the District Court for sentence on 4 December 2020. Catchwords: SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — offender sentenced for offences against laws of the State — where offender asked the sentencing court to take federal offences into account on a "Form 1" — whether State legislation permitted the sentencing court to take federal offences into account — whether "Form 1" provisions picked up and applied as federal law by s 68(1) or s 79 of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) — whether Form 1 provisions inconsistent with federal sentencing law Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 15, Pt 3 Div 3, ss 53A, 103(2), Sch 2 Pt 14 cl 54 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Forms) Regulation 2004 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Regulation 2000 (NSW), Sch 1 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Regulation 2017 (NSW), cl 4 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 193B Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), Pt 1B, ss 16A(1), 16BA, 19AJ Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 166 Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 (Cth), s 6(1) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 12(1) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), ss 68(1), 69, 79 Radiocommunications Act 1992 (Cth), s 47(1) Cases Cited: Adams v Western Australia [2014] WASCA 191; (2014) 245 A Crim R 351 Attorney General's Application Under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146; [2002] NSWCCA 518 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Edensor Nominees Pty Ltd (2001) 204 CLR 559; [2001] HCA 1 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Beattie (2017) 327 FLR 71; [2017] NSWCCA 301 DRJ v Commissioner of Victims Rights (No 2) [2020] NSWCA 242 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 John Robertson and Co Ltd (in liq) v Ferguson Transformers Pty Ltd (1973) 129 CLR 65; [1973] HCA 21 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Mok v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (2016) 257 CLR 402; [2016] HCA 13 Putland v The Queen (2004) 218 CLR 174; [2004] HCA 8 Rizeq v Western Australia (2017) 262 CLR 1; [2017] HCA 23 Solomons v The District Court of NSW (2002) 211 CLR 119; [2002] HCA 47 Woods v R [2020] NSWCCA 219 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Branimir Ilic (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Lange (Applicant) B K Baker (Respondent)