Andreou v R [2023] NSWCCA 295

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Andreou v R [2023] NSWCCA 295 Hearing dates: 10 November 2023 Date of orders: 27 November 2023 Decision date: 27 November 2023 Before: Ward P; Walton J; Fagan J Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. Dismiss the appeal against sentence. Catchwords: CRIMES – appeals – appeal against sentence – manifest excess – where applicant pleaded guilty to six offences including supply of shotgun – whether degree of notional accumulation unreasonable – whether indicative sentences nominated for minor offences excessive – where degree of accumulation additional to indicative sentence for most serious offence of supply shotgun very modest – aggregate sentence not manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Explosives Act 2003 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Police Act 1990 (NSW) Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 (NSW) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rex (Respondent) Luke Andreou (Applicant) Representation: Counsel: V Garrity (Crown/Respondent) B Parsons (Applicant)

Solicitors: Solicitor for Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown/Respondent) Hunter Braddon Lawyers (Applicant) File Number(s): 2021/162482 Publication restriction: No Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court Wollongong Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 16 September 2022 Before: Baly SC DCJ File Number(s): 2021/162482