R v Dregmans [2022] NSWDC 55

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Dregmans [2022] NSWDC 55 Hearing dates: 4 March 2022 Date of orders: 11 March 2022 Decision date: 11 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraphs 115 - 118 Catchwords: SENTENCING – federal offence – possession of child abuse material – objective gravity – consideration of competing contentions as to the circumstances in which the offender obtained the material and the nature and extent of his interest in acquiring it – whether no sentence other than imprisonment appropriate – whether appropriate to make recognisance release order – whether, for the subject offence, the term of imprisonment may be served by order for intensive correction Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 91H Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) ss 16A, 17A, 20, 23ZD Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s 67 Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) s 474.22A Cases Cited: Boulton v R (2014) 46 VR 308 Burton v R [2020] NSWCCA 127 Hili v R; Jones v R (2010) 242 CLR 520 R v De Leeuw [2015] NSWCCA 183 R v Hutchinson [2018] NSWCCA 152 R v Porte [2015] NSWCCA 174 R v Poynder [2007] NSWCCA 157 R v Wran [2019] NSWSC 1015 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Mr S Dregmans (offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr R El-Choufani for the offender