R v Orvad [2023] NSWDC 495

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Orvad [2023] NSWDC 495 Hearing dates: 24 August 2023 Date of orders: 24 August 2023 Decision date: 24 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Imprisonment sentence of 3 years and 4 months with a non-parole period of 2 years Catchwords: CRIME — Child sex offences — Child abuse material — Possession — Using carriage service for child pornography or child abuse material ­— Images of real children — Cartoon images SENTENCING — Federal offenders — Sentence by State court for offence against Commonwealth law SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty — Prosocial factors — Rehabilitation — Remorse — Unlikely to re-offend — Previously person of good character SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Deterrence — General deterrence — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Instinctive synthesis — Psychological reports — Matter taken into account on schedule Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Cases Cited: Barbaro v The Queen [2014] HCA 2;(2014) 253 CLR 58 Dennis v The Queen [2017] VSCA 251 DPP v Smith [2010] VSCA 215 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Holland v R (2005) 154 A Crim R 396 Hutchinson v R [2022] VSCA 217 R v Booth [2009] NSWCCA 89 R v De Leeuw [2015] NSWCCA 183 R v Hutchison [2018] NSWCCA 152 R v Martin [2014] NSWCCA 283 The Queen v Pham [2015] HCA 39; (2015) 256 CLR 550 Totaan v R [2022] NSWCCA 75 Category: Sentence Parties: Adam Orvad (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions (Commonwealth) Representation: Counsel: S Howell (for the offender)