DPP(Cth) v ROBERTS [2021] NSWDC 472

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: DPP(Cth) v ROBERTS [2021] NSWDC 472 Hearing dates: 5 August 2021 Date of orders: 10 September 2021 Decision date: 10 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Lerve DCJ Decision: Sentenced Catchwords: CRIME – sentencing – dishonestly obtain financial advantage – social security fraud – gambling addiction carer's payment – good character carries less weight where offending continued for number of years – hardship to third parties Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Code 1995 Cases Cited: Brown v R [2014] NSWCCA 214 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37 Carroll v The Queen (2009) 83 ALJR 579 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Desborough v The Queen [2010] QCA 297 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321 Grenfell v R (2009) 196 A Crim R 145 Grenfell v R (2009) 196 A Crim R 146 Hili & Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45 Keely v Department of Social Security unrep 30.7.1993 Kovacevic v Mills (2000) 174 ALR 77 Mbele v R [2021] NSWCCA 182 Newton v R [2010] QCA 101 Parente v R (2017) 93 NSWLR 633 Payne v R [2010] WASCA 177 Pham v R [2014] QCA 287 Phelan (1993) 66 A Crim R 446 R v Assi [2006] NSWCCA 257 R v Cameron; R v Simounds unrep SASC 19.7.1993 R v Carroll [2008] NSWCCA 218 R v Dodd 57 A Crim R 349 R v Grech unrep. NSWCCA 28.3.1993 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v Hinton (2002) 134 A Crim R 286; [2002] NSWCCA 405 R v Lamella [2014] NSWCCA 122 R v Pham [2014] QCA 287 R v Purdon unrep. NSWCCA 27.3.1997 R v Todorovic [2008] NSWCCA 49 R v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 R v Zerafa (2013) 235 A Crim R 265; [2013] NSWCCA 222 SS v R [2016] NSWCCA 197 Valentine v R [2020] NSWCCA116 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Margaret Anne ROBERTS (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms C Mendes (for the Offender)