Haak v R [2022] NSWCCA 28

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Haak v R [2022] NSWCCA 28 Hearing dates: 2 February 2022 Date of orders: 18 February 2022 Decision date: 18 February 2022 Before: Beech-Jones CJ at CL at [1] Davies J at [34] Bellew J at [35] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal be granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – sentencing appeal – applicant convicted of sexual offences committed against child in 2007 – previously convicted and sentenced for sexual offences against children committed in 2010 – whether sentencing judge erred in failing to consider totality – no submission made to sentencing judge that totality should be considered – separate offending – no error – failure to find special circumstances – whether House v R error established – no error – leave granted but appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: Bell v R [2019] NSWCCA 271 Cunningham v R [2020] NSWCCA 287 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Humphries v R; Ponfield v R [2016] NSWCCA 86 Johnson v The Queen [2004] HCA 15; 78 ALJR 616 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59; [1988] HCA 70 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 Porter v R [2019] NSWCCA 117 Postiglione v R (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26 R v Cattell [2019] NSWCCA 297; 280 A Crim R 502 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 WAP v R [2017] NSWCCA 212 Wu v R [2011] NSWCCA 102 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Karl Haak (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C McGorey (Applicant) M Gleeson (Crown)