Dib v Rex [2023] NSWCCA 243

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Dib v Rex [2023] NSWCCA 243 Hearing dates: 17 March 2023 Date of orders: 6 October 2023 Decision date: 06 October 2023 Before: Simpson AJA at [1] Garling J at [150] Ierace J at [151] Decision: 1. The time within which to appeal is extended to 6 September 2022. 2. Leave to appeal is granted. 3. The sentence imposed in the District Court on 27 April 2020 is set aside. 4. The applicant is sentenced to imprisonment comprised of a non-parole period of 10 years and 4 months, commencing on 8 August 2017 and expiring on 7 December 2027, with a balance of term of 5 years and 3 months, which will expire on 7 March 2033. Catchwords: SENTENCING – whether sentence should be backdated or reduced to take account of wrongful imprisonment on unrelated charges – consideration of interstate authorities – no basis for departing from existing position in New South Wales SENTENCING – federal offenders – sentence by State court for offence against Commonwealth law – consistency CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – conspiracy to import commercial quantity of border-controlled drug – MDMA – pure weight of 594.43 kilograms – parity – manifest excess – leave to appeal granted – applicant resentenced Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) ss 16A, 16BA, 16E Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 47, 53A, Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) ss 6, 6AA Criminal Code (Cth) ss 11.2, 11.5, 302.2, 307.1, 307.2, 400.3 Customs Act 1901 (Cth) s 233BABAD Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 68 Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) s 18 Cases Cited: Australian Securities Commission v Marlborough Gold Mines Ltd (1993) 177 CLR 485; [1993] HCA 15 Baxter v R [2007] NSWCCA 237; (2007) 173 A Crim R 284 Bui v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (2012) 244 CLR 638; [2012] HCA 1 Clutha Developments Pty Ltd v Barry (1989) 18 NSWLR 86 Dib v R [2016] NSWCCA 15 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 DS v R [2014] NSWCCA 267 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89; [2007] HCA 22 Gett v Tabet (2009) 109 NSWLR 1; [2009] NSWCA 76 Green v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Hampton v R [2014] NSWCCA 131; (2014) 243 A Crim R 193 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Ibrahim v R [2022] NSWCCA 161 Johnson v The Queen [2004] HCA 15; 78 ALJR 616 Jomaa v R [2022] NSWCCA 112 Jones v The Queen (1993) 67 ALJR 376 Karpinski v R (2011) 32 VR 85; [2011] VSCA 94; 207 A Crim R 429 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520; [1997] HCA 25 Leeth v The Commonwealth (1992) 174 CLR 455; [1992] HCA 29 Lehn v R (2016) 93 NSWLR 205; [2016] NSWCCA 255 Lipohar v The Queen (1999) 200 CLR 485; [1999] HCA 65 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606; [1984] HCA 46 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Nicholas Hampton v The Queen [2015] HCASL 76 Pham v The Queen [2014] VSCA 204; (2014) 244 A Crim R 252 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26 Putland v The Queen (2004) 218 CLR 174; [2004] HCA 8 R v Arts and Briggs [1998] 2 VR 26; (1997) 93 A Crim R 56 R v Clarke [2013] NSWCCA 260 R v Chi Luong Chung (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 9 March 1994, unrep) R v Dib [2012] NSWSC 1431 R v Evans (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 21 May 1992, unrep) R v Governor of Brockhill Prison; Ex parte Evans [1997] QB 443 R v Heaney (Court of Appeal (Vic), 27 March 1996, unrep) R v Ibrahim, Moustafa; [2020] NSWDC 254 R v John David (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 20 April 1995, unrep) R v Kotzmann [1999] 2 VR 123; [1999] VSCA 27; 105 A Crim R 243 R v Mostafa Dib [2020] NSWDC 145 R v Niass (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 16 November 1988, unrep) R v Renzella [1997] 2 VR 88 R v Stares (2002) 4 VR 314; [2002] VSCA 70 R v Taouk (1992) 65 A Crim R 387 R v Webster; R v Jones (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 3 August 1992, unrep) S v Boulton [2005] FCA 821; 155 A Crim R 152 Smith (a pseudonym) v R [2022] NSWCCA 123 Simpson v R (2001) 53 NSWLR 704; [2001] NSWCCA 534 SY v R [2020] NSWCCA 320 Tabet v Gett (2010) 240 CLR 537; [2010] HCA 12 The Queen v Gee (2003) 212 CLR 230; [2003] HCA 12 The Queen v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550; [2015] HCA 39 Thurlow v The Queen [2021] VSCA 71 Totaan v R [2022] NSWCCA 75 Warwick v The Queen [2010] VSCA 166; 201 A Crim R 580 Williams v The King (No 2) (1934) 50 CLR 551; [1934] HCA 19 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mostafa Dib (Applicant) The Crown Representation: Counsel: P Strickland SC/T Bicanic (Applicant) S Callan SC/P McEniery (Respondent)