R v Bowron [2022] NSWDC 460

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Bowron [2022] NSWDC 460 Hearing dates: 8 September 2022 Date of orders: 8 September 2022 Decision date: 08 September 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Scotting DCJ Decision: 1 The offender is convicted. 2 Taking into account the matter on the s 16BA schedule, I impose a term of imprisonment of 18 months to date from 6 September 2022. 3 Pursuant to s 19AC(1) of the Crimes Act 1914, I order that the offender be released on 5 June 2023, after having served nine months of the sentence, on entering into a recognizance in the sum of $1 to be of good behaviour for three years on condition that the offender: (a) is to be of good behaviour and to appear before the Court if called on to do so during the term of the bond; (b) is to inform the registrar of the District Court at the Downing Centre of any change of residential address; and (c) is to accept the supervision of Community Corrections and obey all reasonable directions with regard to participating in sex offender treatment programs, receiving psychological treatment and receiving drug and alcohol counselling. Catchwords: CRIME — Child sex offences — Child abuse material — Using carriage service for child pornography material or child abuse material Legislation Cited: Commonwealth Criminal Code Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (1990) 169 CLR 525 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 Danial v R [2008] NSWCCA 15 Deakin v The Queen (1984) 58 ALJR 367 Director of Public Prosecutions v D'Alessandro [2010] VSCA 60 [21]-[23] Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Johnson v The Queen (2004) 78 ALJR 616 Minehan v R (2010) 201 A Crim R 243 Power v The Queen, (1974) 131 CLR 623 R v El Karhani (1990) 21 NSWLR 370 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Porte [2015] NSWCCA 174 Xiao v R (2018) 96 NSWLR 1 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Robert Bruce Bowron (Offender) Representation: Counsel: G Jauncey (Offender)