DPP v Cloutt-Oliver [2021] NSWLC 7

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: DPP v Cloutt-Oliver [2021] NSWLC 7 Hearing dates: 23 April 2021 Date of orders: 29 April 2021 Decision date: 29 April 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Stewart LCM Decision: Imprisonment for 2 years 3 months with non-parole period of 17 months Catchwords: CRIME – Violent offences – Unprovoked attack – Demand property with menaces – Vulnerable victim – Assessing objective seriousness – Conditional liberty – Consideration of mental health issues – Claims of drug affectation – Youth of offender – Totality – Partial accumulation – Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act ss 3A, 5, 21A, 27, 44(2B), 53A, 66 Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 ss 15, 15A Crimes Act 1900 ss 58, 59, 99 Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act s 33 Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 s 4(1) Cases Cited: Aslan v The Queen [2014] NSWCCA 114 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Greaves v R [2020] NSWCCA 140 Locke v R [2010] NSWCCA 296 McCullough [2009] NSWCCA 94 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 Ngati v The Queen [2015] NSWCCA 125 R v Merrin [2007] NSWCCA 255 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Prosecution) Zac Cloutt-Oliver (defendant) Representation: Mr M Belcher, solicitor Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Mr C Irani, solicitor (for defendant) File Number(s): 2020/204333, 2020/112044, 2020/115894 Publication restriction: Pursuant to section 15A Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act paragraphs 23, 24 and 27 have been redacted.