DPP(Cth) v COLAIACOVO [2021] NSWDC 218

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: DPP(Cth) v COLAIACOVO [2021] NSWDC 218 Hearing dates: 29 April 2021 Date of orders: 4 June 2021 Decision date: 04 June 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Lerve DCJ Decision: Sentenced – see paragraphs [109]-[113] Catchwords: CRIME – sentencing – use carriage service to transmit indecent images – use carriage service to solicit child abuse material – internet based social networking applications - assumed online identity as 14 year old girl - general deterrence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) (NSW) Cases Cited: Butters v R [2010] NSWCCA 1 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321 DPP (Cth) v Garside [2016] VSCA 74 DPP v Walls [2014] VSCA 323 EG v R [2015] NSWCCA 21 EG v R [2015] NSWCCA 21 Hili & Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Huggett v R [2021] NSWCCA 62 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Karout v R [2019] NSWCCA 253 MC v R [2017] NSWCCA 316 McNiece v The Queen [2018] VSCA 186 R v Asplund [2010] NSWCCA 316 R v Blackman & Walters [2001] NSWCCA 121 R v Clarke [2017] QCA 226 R v Conway [2017] ACTSC 275 R v De Leeuw [2015] NSWCCA 183 R v De Leeuw [2015] NSWCCA 183 R v Gajjar (2008) 192 A Crim R 76 R v Huggett [2020] NSWDC 117 R v Linardon [2014] NSWCCA 247 R v Porte [2015] NSWCCA 174 R v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 RCW v R (No 2) [2014] NSWCCA 190 Yardley v Betts (1979) 22 SASR 108 Category: Sentence Parties: Commonwealth DPP (the Crown) James COLAIACOVO Representation: Solicitors: Ms Thomas for the Commonwealth DPP Ms R Thampapillai for the Aboriginal Legal Service File Number(s): 2020/157739 Publication restriction: No