R v McCall [2022] NSWDC 78

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v McCall [2022] NSWDC 78 Hearing dates: 31 January 2022 Date of orders: 24 March 2022 Decision date: 24 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: For orders see [120] Catchwords: CRIME - Breach of Child Protection Orders CRIMINAL LAW - mandatory minimum sentence SENTENCING - Commonwealth and State offences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence - multiple offences - maximum penalty – mandatory minimum penalty – objective seriousness – totality – should sentences be accumulated- repeat offender- impact of mental illness -moral culpability reduced STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – Precedent — Federal legislation - Crimes Act 1914 Cth Migration Act 1958 Cth - Commonwealth minimum penalties - Consistency of operation STATUTORY INTERPRETATION - Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) – Are Commonwealth minimum penalties consistent with the NSW State Aggregate sentencing regime? Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Prohibition Orders) Act 2004 (NSW) Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Cases Cited: Adamson v R (2015) 47 VR 268 Bahar v R (2011) 45 WAR 100 Balog v ICAC (1990) 169 CLR 625 Barbaro v The Queen [ (2014) 253 CLR 58 Burton v R [2020] NSWCCA 127 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1 CDPP v Munn [2021] VCC 1038 Delzotto [2021] NSWDC 325 Devaney v R [2012] NSWCCA 285 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Beattie [2017] NSWCCA 301 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Watson [2016] VSCA 73 DPP v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 DPP v Garside [2016] VSCA 74 Dui Kol v R [2015] NSWCCA 150 Elias v The Queen (2013) 248 CLR 483; [2013] HCA 31 Fleming v White [1981] 2 NSWLR 719 Fraser Henleins Pty Ltd v Cody (1945) 70 CLR 100; [1945] HCA 49 Hili v The Queen, (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HC 45 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Jarrold v R [2010] NSWCCA 69 Kannis v R [2020] NSWCCA 79 Karim v R; Magaming v R and others [2013] NSWCCA 23;(2013) 83 NSWLR 268 Lai v R [2021] NSWCCA 217 Lloyd v R [2022] NSWCCA 18 Magaming v The Queen (2013) 252 CLR 381: [2013] HCA 40 MAK v R [2006] NSWCCA 381 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Martin v R [2014] NSWCCA 124 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 at [27]; [2011] HCA 39 Nicholas v The Queen (1998) 193 CLR 173 Nguyen v The Queen [2016] HCA 17 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 Putland v The Queen (2004) 218 CLR 174; [2004] HCA 8 Qatami [2001] NSWCCA R v Asplund [2010] NSWCCA 316 R v Booth [2017] NSWCCA 144 R v Clinch (1994) 72 A Crim R 301 R v Fuller [2010] NSWCCA 192 R v Herring (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 203 R v Holland (2005) 154 A Crim R 396 R v Hurt (No 2) [2021] ACTSC 241 R v JM, NSWDC, unreported 26/10/2012 R v Large [2021] NSWDC 429 R v Porte [2015] NSWCCA 174; (2015) 252 A Crim R 294 R v Tector [2008] NSWCCA 15 R v War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal; ex parte Bott (1933) 50 CLR 228 Small v R [2020] NSWCCA 216 Stanton v R [2021] NSWCCA 123 Suksa-Ngacharoen v R [2018] NSWCCA 142 The Queen v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550: [2015] HCA 39 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629; [2013] HCA 14 Woods v R [2020] NSWCCA 219 Xiao v R [2018] NSWCCA 4 Texts Cited: COVID-19 (coronavirus) Response, Corrective Services NSW; https://www.coronavirus.dcj.nsw.gov.au/services/corrective-services/impact-of-covid-restrictions Viewed 9/2/2021 Parole Supervision and Re-offending: Wai-Yin Wan, S Poynton, G van Doorn and D Weatherburn (2016) Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology v 149, No.4. p 497 Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Final Report (2017) Vol 3 Category: Sentence Parties: Jack McCall (the offender) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Ms L Opper (for the offender) Mr D Berentss (for Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions)