R v Rifai [2022] NSWDC 74

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Rifai [2022] NSWDC 74 Hearing dates: 03 March 2022 Date of orders: 09 March 2022 Decision date: 09 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Yehia SC DCJ Decision: The offender is convicted. Pursuant to s 68 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), and taking into account a total term of 10 months' and 17 days' of pre-sentence custody, I impose an aggregate sentence of 2 years, 1 month and 13 days, to be served by way of an Intensive Correction Order. Catchwords: CRIME – possessing a prohibited firearm SENTENCE – taking into account pre-sentence custody and quasi custody – whether an Intensive Correction Order is available Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3A, 25B, 25D(2)(b), 25D(3)(b), 25D(4)(a), 25E(2), 66, 68 and 71(1) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) ss 7(1), 7A(1), 50B(1) and 51(1A)(a) Cases Cited: Black v R [2022] NSWCCA 17 Cao v R [2013] NSWCCA 321 Chenhall v R [2021] VSA 175 Fangaloka [2019] NSWCCA 173 Hoskins v R [2016] NSWCCA 157 Mandranis v R (2021) 289 A Crim R 260 McKinnon v R [2020] NSWCCA 106 Mourtada v R [2021] NSWCCA 21 Pulitano v R [2010] NSWCCA 45 R v Blackman & Walters [2001] NSWCCA 121 R v Carroll; Carroll v The Queen 77 NSWLR 45 R v Doudar [2020] NSWSC 1262 R v Farrell [2015] NSWCCA 68 R v French [2021] NSWSC 1531 R v Najem [2008] NSWCCA 32 R v Newman (2004) 145 A Crim R 361 R v Pogson and Ors [2012] NSWCCA 225 R v Pullen [2018] NSWCCA 264 R v Quinlin [2021] NSWCCA 284 Taha v R [2022] NSWCCA 46 White v R [2009] NSWCCA 118 Worboyes v R [2021] VSCA 169 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Wasim Rifai (Offender) Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Representation: G Bashir SC (Offender) A Walkowiak (Crown) File Number(s): 2020/355375