R v Wu [2021] NSWDC 627

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Wu [2021] NSWDC 627 Hearing dates: 6 May 2021 Date of orders: 14 May 2021 and 2 July 2021 Decision date: 14 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Buscombe DCJ Decision: State offences: Impose a Community Correction Order in relation to each offence of 2 years and 6 months Commonwealth offence: Impose a sentence of 1 year and 10 months imprisonment to be served by way of Intensive Correction Order Catchwords: CRIME — Fraud — Dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception CRIME — Commonwealth offences — Market manipulation SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Delay Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 192E(1), Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 5, 21A Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) ss 16A(2)(j) (ja), 17A, 20A Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 1041A Crimes Regulations 1990 (Cth) Regulation 6 Cases Cited: Joffe and Stromer v The Queen [2012] NSWCCA 277 DPP v JM [2013] HCA 30 DPP v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Sabra v The Queen [2015] NSWCCA 38 The Queen v Scook [2008] WASCA 114 The Queen v Schwabegger [1998] 4 VR 649 The Queen v R Gay [1998] 4 VR 649 DPP v Gregory [2011] VSCA 145 Category: Sentence Parties: Zhongan Wu (Offender) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Representation: Counsel: Mr Dhanji SC Ms Single SC File Number(s): 2020/128087 Publication restriction: Nil