R v Rostankovski [2021] NSWDC 847

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Rostankovski [2021] NSWDC 847 Hearing dates: 16 – 18 March 2021 Date of orders: 1 April 2021 Decision date: 01 April 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 208 - 211 Catchwords: CRIMINAL – sentence – federal and state offences – blackmail – aiding and abetting tax frauds – money laundering – effect of cooperation with law enforcement on sentencing factors – whether restraining order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to amount to extra-curial punishment – appropriate discount for guilty plea – consideration of principle of parity – consideration of principle of totality Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 249K Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) s 16A, 17A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3A, 5, 21A Criminal Code (Cth) ss 11.2, 11.2A, 135.1, 135.4 400.3 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth) ss 29, 39, 44, 320 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Reference No 40 of 2002 (John Alexander Collard) [2003] 1 Cr App R (S) 98 Attorney-General v Emmerson (2014) 307 ALR 174 Benasic and Malavetas v R (1987) 77 ALR 340 Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Mulder (2013) 278 FLR 103 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Beattie (2017) 270 A Crim R 556 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v De La Rosa (2010) 243 FLR 28 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Gregory (2011) 34 VR 1 Dickson v The Queen [2016] NSWCCA 105 Elias v The Queen (2013) 248 CLR 483 Elshani v R [2015] NSWCCA 354 GAS v The Queen; SJK v The Queen (2004) 217 CLR 198 Gillard v The Queen (2003) 219 CLR 1 Giourtalis v R [2013] NSWCCA 216 Green v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Huang v R [2018] NSWCCA 57 Ihemeje v R [2012] NSWCCA 269 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Jehan Jodeh v R [2011] NSWCCA 194 Kim v R [2016] VSCA 238 Magdi v Western Australia [2010] WASCA 234 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 Noble v R [2018] NSWCCA 253 Pashley v The Queen [2019] NSWCCA 119 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Anquetil [2020] NSWSC 995 R v Ansari (2007) 70 NSWLR 89 R v De Leeuw [2015] NSWCCA 183 R v Guo (2010) 201 A Crim R 403 R v Hammond [2020] NSWSC 888 R v Host [2015] WASCA 23 R v Huang; R v Sui (2007) 174 A Crim R 370 R v Issakidis [2018] NSWSC 378 R v Kitson [2019] NSWSC 1109 R v Li (2010) 202 A Crim R 195 R v Pughe [2019] NSWDC 897 R v Rivkin (2004) 59 NSWLR 284 R v Sanoussi [2005] NSWCCA 323 R v Thomson & Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Tran & Tran [2011] SASCFC 153 R v Wilkinson (No.5) [2009] NSWSC 432 R v Zerafa (2013) 235 A Crim R 265 Turner v R [2021] NSWCCA 5 Xiao v R (2018) 96 NSWLR 1 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) Mr D Rostankovski (the offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms G Wright for the Director of Public Prosecution (Cth) Mr H Dhanji SC and Ms J Ghabrial for the offender