R v Meredith [2022] NSWDC 504

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Meredith [2022] NSWDC 504 Hearing dates: 01, 29 April 2022 & 29 July 2022 Date of orders: 29 July 2022 Decision date: 29 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Specify a term of imprisonment of 2 years to be served by way of intensive correction in the community Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Supply prohibited drug SENTENCING — Penalties — Intensive correction orders Legislation Cited: Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Act 1989 Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Public Health Act 1910 Cases Cited: Attorney-General's Application Under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Samuel James Meredith (Offender) Representation: Alexandra Bova (ODPP solicitor) Angela Cook (Counsel for the Offender)

Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Macedone Legal (Offender) File Number(s): 2021/00204311

REVISED EX TEMPORE JUDGEMENT

INTRODUCTION 1. Samuel James Meredith is before me today for sentence in respect of two offences, the first contrary to s 25(1) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 alleging that he between 17 May 2021 and 17 July 2021 at Cronulla in the State of New South Wales supplied a prohibited drug, namely cocaine. The second offence is one contrary to s 10 Public Health Act 1910 alleging that he between 17 May 2021 and 17 July 2021 at Cronulla in the State of New South Wales with notice of administerial direction under the Public Health Act 2010 failed to comply with that direction without a reasonable excuse.