R v Lauren Cranston [2023] NSWSC 454

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Lauren Cranston [2023] NSWSC 454 Hearing dates: 28 April 2023 Date of orders: 1 May 2023 Decision date: 01 May 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Payne JA Decision: (1) Ms Cranston is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 4 years to commence on 14 March 2023 and expire on 13 March 2027 for the tax fraud conspiracy; (2) Ms Cranston is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 6 years to commence on 14 March 2025 and expire on 13 March 2031 for the money laundering conspiracy; (3) Under s 19AB of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) a single non-parole period of 5 years is fixed; (4) The offender is first eligible for parole on 13 March 2028. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – federal offenders – conspiracy to cause loss to the Commonwealth – money laundering conspiracy – significant loss to the Commonwealth – persistent course of conduct Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth). Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) sch 1, Criminal Code Cases Cited: Alpha v The Queen [2013] NSWCCA 292 Arenilla-Cepeda v The Queen [2012] NSWCCA 267 Bar-Mordecai v Rotman [2000] NSWCA 123 Cheung v R (2001) 209 CLR 1; [2001] HCA 67 Dickson v R (No 18) [2015] NSWSC 286 Dickson v R [2016] NSWCCA 105 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Beattie [2017] NSWCCA 301; 270 A Crim R 556 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Gregory (2011) 34 VR 1; [2011] VSCA 145 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 DPP (Cth) v Estrada (2015) 45 VR 286; [2015] VSCA 22 Elomar v The Queen (2014) 316 ALR 206; [2014] NSWCCA 303 Filippou v The Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 Ha v R [2008] NSWCCA 141 Hili v R; Jones v R (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Leach v The Queen (2007) 230 CLR 1; [2007] HCA 3 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Ngo v R [2018] NSWCCA 296 O'Neil-Shaw v The Queen [2010] NSWCCA 42 Pearce v R (1988) 194 CLR 610 R v Agius; R v Zerafa [2012] NSWSC 978; 87 ATR 528 R v Anquetil [2020] NSWSC 995 R v Glynatsis [2013] NSWCCA 131; (2013) 230 A Crim R 99 R v Gregory (2011) 34 VR 1; [2011] VSCA 145 R v Hammond [2020] NSWSC 888 R v Huang; R v Siu [2007] NSWCCA 259; 174 A Crim R 370 R v Huston; R v Fox; R v Henke; ex parte Cth DPP [2011] QCA 350; 219 A Crim R 209 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v Issakidis [2018] NSWSC 378 R v Jiao [2015] NSWCCA 95; 251 A Crim R 236 R v Kitson [2019] NSWSC 1109 R v Lin [2014] NSWCCA 254 R v Nguyen [2010] NSWCCA 331 R v Pilley (1991) 56 A Crim R 202 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 R v Want [2013] NSWCCA 2 Sabra v R [2015] NSWCCA 38 Savvas v The Queen (1995) 183 CLR 1 Shi v R [2014] NSWCCA 276; 246 A Crim R 273 Strbak v The Queen (2020) 267 CLR 494; [2020] HCA 10 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Totaan v R [2022] NSWCCA 75 Tyler v R; R v Chalmers [2007] NSWCCA 247; (2007) 173 A Crim R 458 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629; [2003] HCA 14 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Lauren Anne Cranston (Offender) Representation: Counsel: P McGuire SC with J Paingakulam and C Tran (Crown) TD Anderson SC (Offender)