The Queen v Gould [2020] NSWDC 831

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Queen v Gould [2020] NSWDC 831 Hearing dates: 30 March 2020; 7 April 2020; 8 April 2020; 19 August 2020; 2 November 2020; 17 December 2020 Date of orders: 17 December 2020 Decision date: 17 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Wilson SC DCJ Decision: Full time custodial sentence imposed. Orders at [216] – [220] Catchwords: CRIME – sentencing after jury trial – approach to determining facts for sentence – effect of Chiro v The Queen [2017] 260 CLR 425 – attempting to pervert the course of justice – s43 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) – coaching witness to give false evidence in Federal Court Proceedings Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 66EA Crimes Act 1914 ss 16E, 16A, 17A, 19AB, 43 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) s 6 Cases Cited: AB v R [2014] NSWCCA 31 Cheung v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 1 Chiro v The Queen [2017] 260 CLR 425 DPP v Page & Ors [2006] VSCA 224 Einfeld v R [2010] NSWCCA 87 Giourtalis v R [2013] NSWCCA 216 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Kenny v R [2010] NSWCCA 6 R v Achurch [2011] NSWCCA 186 R v Elomar [2018] NSWCCA 224 R v El Rashid (Unreported) NSWCCA 7 April 1995 R v Gregory (1996) 86 A Crim R 521 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 R v Wall [2002] NSWCCA 42 The Queen v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (CDPP) Vanda Russell Gould (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms Single SC (CDPP) Ms Epstein (CDPP) Ms Rabsch (CDPP)