R v Kelu; R v Millner [2023] NSWSC 1537

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Kelu; R v Millner [2023] NSWSC 1537 Hearing dates: 5 October 2023, 23 November 2023, 7 December 2023 Date of orders: 15 December 2023 Decision date: 15 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Cavanagh J Decision: (1) For the 2012 conspiracy, Mr Millner is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of five years commencing on 13 July 2023 and expiring on 12 July 2028. (2) For the 2013 conspiracy, Mr Millner is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of six years commencing on 13 July 2025 and expiring on 12 July 2031. (3) Under s 19AB of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), a single non-parole period of four years and six months commencing on 13 July 2023 is fixed in relation to Mr Millner's sentence. Mr Millner will be first eligible for parole on 12 January 2028. (4) For the 2012 conspiracy, Mr Kelu is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of five years commencing on 23 November 2023 and expiring on 22 November 2028. (5) For the 2013, conspiracy, Mr Kelu is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of six years commencing on 23 November 2025 and expiring on 22 November 2031. (6) Under s 19AB of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), a single non-parole period of four years and six months commencing on 23 November 2023 is fixed in relation to Mr Kelu's sentence. Mr Kelu will be first eligible for parole on 22 May 2028. Catchwords: CRIME – sentencing – federal offenders – conspiracy to cause loss to the Commonwealth – tax fraud schemes involving solid gold trading – protracted investigation Cases Cited: Bennett v R [2015] NSWCCA 56 Chang v R [2016] NSWCCA 296 Dev Menon; R v Willmott [2023] NSWSC 474 Dickson v R [2016] NSWCCA 105 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 205 A Crim R 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Goldberg (2001) 184 ALR 387; [2001] VSCA 107 Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) (Cth) v Gregory (2011) 34 VR 1; [2011] VSCA 145 Hili v R; Jones v R (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Liles v R (Cth) [2014] NSWCCA 289 Markarian v R (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 at 66; [1988] HCA 70 Pfitzner v R [2010] NSWCCA 314 R v Adam Cranston [2023] NSWSC 1004 R v Anquetil [2020] NSWSC 995 R v Bin Huang; R v See Hon Siu (2007) 174 A Crim R 370; [2007] NSWCCA 259 R v Boughen; R v Cameron (2012) 215 A Crim R 476; [2012] NSWCCA 17 R v Boughen; R v Cameron [2012] NSWCCA 17 R v Dev Menon [2023] NSWSC 768 R v Doff (2005) ACSR 200; [2005] NSWCCA 119 R v Hammond [2020] NSWSC 888 R v Huston; R v Fox; R v Henke (2011) 219 A Crim R 153; [2011] QCA 349 R v Issakidis [2018] NSWSC 378 R v Kelu; R v Millner (No 6) [2023] NSWSC 1542 R v Kelu; R v Millner (No 7) [2023] NSWSC 1543 R v Kelu; R v Millner (No 8) [2023] NSWSC 1544 R v Kitson [2019] NSWSC 1109 R v Mereb; R v Younan [2014] NSWCCA 149 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 R v Onley [2023] NSWSC 1008 R v Schwabegger (1998) 4 VR 649 at 659 R v Todd (1982) 2 NSWLR 517 R v Van Nhan Nguyen & Huu Duc Phan (1996) 86 A Crim R 521; [1997] 1 VR 386 R v Cranston [2023] NSWSC 454 Sakovits v R [2014] NSWCCA 109 Totaan v R (2022) 108 NSWLR 17; [2022] NSWCCA 75; Tyler v R; R v Chalmers (2007) 173 A Crim R 458; [2007] NSWCCA 247 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Jonatan Kelu Cedric Adrian Millner Representation: Counsel: G Craddock SC with B Stevens (Crown) M Avenell SC (Mr Kelu) (until 23 November 2023; Mr Kelu self-represented thereafter) S Hall SC (Mr Millner)