Doig v R [2023] NSWCCA 76

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Doig v R [2023] NSWCCA 76 Hearing dates: 09 March 2023 Date of orders: 5 April 2023 Decision date: 05 April 2023 Before: Beech-Jones CJ at CL at [1] Garling J at [12] Yehia J at [13] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is granted (2) The appeal is allowed (3) The sentence imposed on the applicant in the District Court on 17 December 2021 is set aside, and in lieu thereof: (a) impose an aggregate sentence of 7 years and 6 months imprisonment to commence on 3 December 2021 and expire on 2 June 2029; (b) pursuant to s 44(2A) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), set a non-parole period of 4 years and 6 months imprisonment; (c) specify that the earliest date the applicant will be eligible for parole is 2 June 2026; and (d) pursuant to s 53A(2)(b) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), record that an aggregate sentence is imposed and indicate to the applicant that the sentences that would have been imposed for each offence under separate sentences instead of an aggregate sentence are as follows: (i) sequence 1 – imprisonment for 4 years; (ii) sequence 3 – imprisonment for 2 years 9 months; (iii) sequence 4 – imprisonment for 6 years; and (iv) sequence 5 – imprisonment for 3 years Catchwords: CRIME — APPEALS — Appeal against sentence —Procuring child to engage in sexual activity outside Australia — Persistent sexual abuse of child outside Australia — Whether the sentencing Judge erred in the imposition of a manifestly excessive aggregate sentence — Whether the disproportionately high starting point for the indicative sentence for one offence inflated the aggregate sentence ultimately imposed —Leave to appeal granted — Appeal allowed — Applicant re-sentenced Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 44(2A), 53A(2)(b) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), Div 2 Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2019 Criminal Code Act 1899 (Qld), s 228D Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), ss 272.11, 272.11(1), 272.22(1)(a), 272.11(1)(b), 272.11(1)(c), 272.14(1), 272.8(1), 272.8(2), 272.9(1), 272.9(2), 272.19(1), 474.19(1), 474.22(1)(a)(i), 474.22A(1), Div 272, Subdiv B Cases Cited: Baden v R [2020] NSWCCA 23 Baker v R [2022] NSWCCA 195 Barbaro v The Queen; Zirilli v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58; [2014] HCA 2 Betts v The Queen (2016) 258 CLR 420; [2016] HCA 25 Bugmy v The Queen (1990) 169 CLR 525; 47 A Crim R 433 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Beattie (2017) 270 A Crim R 556; [2017] NSWCCA 301 DS v R; DM v R [2022] NSWCCA 156 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Hoare v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 348; [1989] HCA 33 JM v The Queen (2014) 246 A Crim R 528; [2014] NSWCCA 297 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Harrison; Ex parte Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (2021) 294 A Crim R 1; [2021] QCA 279 R v Harrison; Ex parte Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (2021) 294 A Crim R 1; [2021] QCA 279 R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252; [2002] NSWCCA 343 SB v R [2022] NSWCCA 164 The Queen v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550; [2015] HCA 39 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jonathan Peter Doig (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: