Mattiussi v R [2023] NSWCCA 289

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mattiussi v R [2023] NSWCCA 289 Hearing dates: 13 November 2023 Date of orders: 24 November 2023 Decision date: 24 November 2023 Before: Adamson JA (at [1]) Button J (at [2]) R A Hulme AJ (at [3]) Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted and appeal allowed. (2) Quash the sentence imposed in the District Court on 9 September 2022 and in lieu, sentence the applicant to an aggregate term of imprisonment for 7 years and 6 months with a non-parole period of 5 years and 3 months. (3) The sentence is taken to have commenced on 15 November 2020. (4) The applicant will become eligible for release on parole upon the expiration of the non-parole period on 14 February 2026. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeals against sentence – failure to backdate sentence to account for time served in pre-sentence custody – parties contributed to sentencing error in providing unnecessarily complicated pre-sentence custody information – error established – failure to sufficiently vary the statutory ratio upon finding special circumstances – adjustment reflects explicit intention – no error – non-parole period in years, months, and days – mathematical precision not required – appeal allowed – applicant re-sentenced Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 611 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 126 and 158 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), s 13 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 24, 44 and 37 Cases Cited: Aiken v R [2011] NSWCCA 208 Callaghan v R [2006] NSWCCA 58; (2006) 160 A Crim R 145 Caristo v R [2011] NSWCCA 7 Davidson v R [2022] NSWCCA 153; (2022) 100 MVR 336 Hamilton v R [2016] NSWCCA 59 Karpatsis v R [2013] NSWCCA 111 Kristensen v The Queen [2018] NSWCCA 189 R v Deng [2015] SASCFC 176 R v Ellmore [2002] NSWCCA 242 R v Fitzgerald v R [2018] NSWCCA 170 R v Mattiusi (No 3) [2022] NSWDC 406 Salafia v R [2015] NSWCCA 141 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Matthew Mattiussi (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Carroll (Applicant) E Wilkins SC (Respondent)