R v Dries [2020] NSWDC 872

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Dries [2020] NSWDC 872 Hearing dates: 12 November 2020 Date of orders: 26 November 2020 Decision date: 26 November 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Buscombe DCJ Decision: Overall sentence imposed one of 10 years and 6 months with a non-parole period of 6 years and 6 months Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Commonwealth offences — Pre-traffic precursors CRIME — Conveying offences —Tobacco —Intent to defraud Revenue CRIME — Firearms offences — State offences — Use/Possess prohibited pistol/firearm Legislation Cited: Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) s 7(1) Commonwealth Crimes Act 1999 (NSW) Part 1B s 16A Commonwealth Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) s 307.11 Customs Act 1901 (Cth) s 233BABAB(2) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1996 (NSW) s 3A Cases Cited: Giorgianni v The Queen (1985) 156 CLR 473; [1985] HCA 29 GAS v The Queen (2004) 217 CLR 198; [2004] HCA 22 PG v R [2017] NSWCCA 179 R v Pham [2015] HCA 39 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Bredan Paul Dries (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr C Triscari (Crown) D: Mr S Bucehn S.C. (Offender)

Solicitors: File Number(s): 2017/193263 Publication restriction: Nil

SENTENCE

Introduction 1. The offender Mr Dries is to be sentenced in relation to offences contained on two indictments. One indictment contains two offences under Commonwealth law and the other three offences under State law.