R v KZ [2022] NSWDC 643

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v KZ [2022] NSWDC 643 Hearing dates: 27 September 2022, 11 November 2022 and 24 November Date of orders: 15 December 2022 Decision date: 15 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: O'Brien AM DCJ Decision: See paragraph 172 Catchwords: SENTENCING – multiple serious offences committed as a juvenile and adult – Commonwealth and State offences – break, enter and damage school premise including by fire – substantial quantum of damage occasioned – enter dwelling with intent – larceny – firearms offences – intimidation – transmit child abuse material – possess child abuse material of a most heinous type – offending in part racially motivated – reduced moral culpability and impact on objective seriousness – autism spectrum disorder and social isolation of offender – importance of youth – future dangerousness – effect of COVID-19 – totality Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: Azzopardi v R (2011) 35 VR 43; [2011] VSCA 372 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v CCQ [2021] QCA 4 CR v R [2020] NSWCCA 289 CW v R [2022] NSWCCA 50 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Beattie (2017) 270 A Crim R 556; [2017] NSWCCA 301 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 DS v R; DM v R [2022] NSWCCA 156 Elias v The Queen (2013) 248 CLR 483 Fitzgerald v R [2015] NSWCCA 226 Howard v R [2019] NSWCCA 109 Markarian v R (2005) 228 CLR 357 Miller v R [2015] NSWCCA 86 Minehan v R [2010] NSWCCA 140 MS2 & Ors v R [2005] NSWCCA 397 Muldrock v R (2011) 244 CLR 120 Osman v R [2020] NSWCCA 78 Paterson v R [2021] NSWCCA 273 R v Booth [2009] NSWCCA 89 R v Coffey [2003] VSCA 155 R v Cook [2018] TASCCA 20 R v Dawson [2022] NSWSC 1632 R v De Leeuw [2015] NSWCCA 183 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Hamze [2005] NSWSC 136 R v Hutchinson [2018] NSWCCA 152 R v Najem [2008] NSWCCA 32 R v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550 R v Ponfield (1999) 49 NSWLR 327 R v Porte [2015] NSWCCA 174 R v Tran (2002) 4 VR 457; [2002] VSCA 52 Sarhene v R [2022] NSWCCA 79 Taylor v The Queen [2015] TASCCA 7 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Category: Sentence Parties: KZ (offender) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) Representation: Counsel: Mr T McKenzie (for the offender) Solicitor: David Ryan & Co Legal (for the offender) Solicitor: Mr K Blackley (for the Director of Public Prosecutions) File Number(s): 2021/00205084 and 2021/00258246 Publication restriction: There is to be no publication of any details that might identify or tend to identify the young person/offender.