R v Khqustiaan [2022] NSWDC 128

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Khqustiaan [2022] NSWDC 128 Hearing dates: 22 April 2022 Date of orders: 27 April 2022 Decision date: 27 April 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 87 Catchwords: SENTENCING – federal offence – use of carriage service to transmit child abuse material – consideration of Minehan factors - whether 'exceptional circumstances' arise which require offender's immediate release on recognisance - Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) s 20(1)(b)(iii) - consideration of comparable cases Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) ss 16A, 16B, 16F, 19AC, 19AF, 20, 20AA, 23ZD Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Act 2020 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s 21A Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) s 477.22 Cases Cited: Bugmy v R (2013) 249 CLR 571 Chenhall v R [2021] VSCA 175 Dousha v R [2008] NSWCCA 263 DPP (Cth) v CCQ [2021] QCA 4 Gifford v R [2016] NSWCCA 302 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Minehan v R (2010) 201 A Crim R 243 Olbrich v R (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Cunningham [2006] NSWCCA 176 R v De Leeuw [2015] NSWCCA 183 R v Gent (2005) 162 A Crim R 29 R v Houweling [2021] NSWDC 293 R v Hutchinson [2018] NSWCCA 152 R v Jones [2021] NSWDC 478 R v Pedersen [2021] NSWDC 535 R v PG [2020] NSWDC 144 R v Porte [2015] NSWCCA 174 R v Talbot [2009] TASSC 107 R v Young [2021] SASCA 51 Totaan v R [2022] NSWCCA 75 Young v The Queen [2021] SASCA 51 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Mr D Khqustiaan (offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms D New for the CDPP Mr A Wilson for the offender