R v Andrew Button (a pseudonym) [2021] NSWDC 829

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Andrew Button (a pseudonym) [2021] NSWDC 829 Hearing dates: 6 August 2021 Date of orders: 10 September 2021 Decision date: 10 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Sutherland SC DCJ Decision: At [117] – [125]. Catchwords: CRIME — Child sex offences — Sexual intercourse with child <10 — Offender 13 years of age — Delay — Rehabilitation — Sentencing young offender Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) Cases Cited: BM v R [2019] NSWCCA 223 El Cheikh v R [2016] NSWCCA 225 LS v R [2020] NSWCCA 12 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 MS2 & Ors v Regina [2005] NSWCCA 397 Paul Campbell (a pseudonym) v R [2018] NSWCCA 87 R v AA [2017] NSWCCA 84 R v Campbell (a pseudonym) [2017] NSWDC 359 R v Cattell [2019] NSWCCA 297 R v DN [2019] NSWDC 536 R v DW (No 1) [2020] NSWDC 461 R v Elliott and Blessington [2006] NSWCCA 305 R v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 R v KL [2020] NSWDC 409 R v Shore (1992) 66 A Crim R 37 R v Spiers [2008] NSWCCA 107 R v Tepania [2018] NSWCCA 247 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 RC v R [2020] NSWCCA 76 RP v R [2015] NSWCCA 215 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Why v R [2017] NSWCCA 101 Category: Sentence Parties: Crown Andrew Button (a pseudonym) Representation: Counsel: Ms K Nightingale (Crown) Ms C O'Neill (Offender)