R v Lipovac [2022] NSWDC 649

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Lipovac [2022] NSWDC 649 Hearing dates: 6 December 2022 Date of orders: 16 December 2022 Decision date: 16 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Scotting DCJ Decision: 1 The offender is convicted. 2 For the s 400.4(1) offence and taking into account the matter on the s 16BA schedule, I impose a term of imprisonment of 3 years to date from 9 December 2020, expiring on 8 December 2023. 3 For the s 307.5(1) offence, I impose a term of imprisonment of 6 years to date from 9 December 2021, expiring on 8 December 2027. 4 Pursuant to s 19AB(1) Crimes Act 1914, I fix a single non-parole period of 4 years to date from 9 December 2020, expiring on 8 December 2024. The offender will be eligible to be released on parole on 8 December 2024. Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Commonwealth offences CRIME — Money laundering — Dealing with money suspected of being proceeds of crime Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (1990) 169 CLR 525 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 Deakin v The Queen (1984) 58 ALJR 367 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Johnson v The Queen (2004) 78 ALJR 616 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623 R v El Karhani (1990) 21 NSWLR 370 R v Nassir [2020] NSWCCA 88 R v Nguyen (2010) 205 A Crim R 106 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Raymond Lipovac (Offender) Representation: Counsel: L Gallagher (CDPP) M Thangaraj SC with C Nguyen (Offender)