Adam v R [2023] NSWCCA 62

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Adam v R [2023] NSWCCA 62 Hearing dates: 13 February 2023 Decision date: 27 March 2023 Before: Wilson J at [1] N Adams J at [49] Cavanagh J at [50] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal on ground 2, but otherwise refuse leave; 2. Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIME – APPEAL – appeal against sentence – Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) ss 11.1(1) and 307.5(1) – attempt to possess unlawfully imported border controlled drug – commercial quantity – ratio of non-parole period to the overall sentence – existence of convention in Commonwealth matters – manifest excess Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Cases Cited: Awraham v R (Cth) [2021] NSWCCA 241 R v Boimah [2017] QCA 50 Director of Public Prosecutions v Jiahe Wang [2017] VSCA 210 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Hughes v R [2018] NSWCCA 2 Martellotta v R (Cth) [2021] NSWCCA 168 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 R (Cth) v Afful [2021] NSWCCA 111 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Drew Adam (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) NSW Commissioner of Police (Motion only) Representation: Counsel: S Kluss (Applicant) S Duggan (Respondent) L Chapman (NSW Commissioner of Police)