BB v R [2024] NSWCCA 13

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: BB v R [2024] NSWCCA 13 Hearing dates: 1 February 2024 Date of orders: 19 February 2024 Decision date: 19 February 2024 Before: Davies J (at [1]) Huggett J (at [2]) R A Hulme AJ (at [3]) Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against sentence granted. (2) Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIME – Appeal against sentence – aggregate sentence - child sex offences – sentencing judge erred in finding that some counts were a "serious children's indictable offence" within s 3 of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 – sentencing discretion unaffected by error –sentencing judge did not err in failing to take into account the lost opportunity of a different sentencing regime that would have been available had the applicant been prosecuted earlier - sentence not manifestly excessive. Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987(NSW), ss 3, 33(1)(g), Pt 2, Div 4; Pt 3, Div 4 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61J(1), 61M(2), 66A, 66C(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 5(1) Cases Cited: Betts v The Queen (2016) 258 CLR 420; [2016] HCA 25 BM v R [2019] NSWCCA 223 BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 51 BT v R [2012] NSWCCA 276 GP v R [2021] NSWCCA 180 Hornhardt v R [2017] NSWCCA 186 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51; (2008) 182 A Crim R 571 Millwood v R [2012] NSWCCA 2 Newman v R [2019] NSWCCA 157 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 PD v R [2012] NSWCCA 242 R v AA [2017] NSWCCA 84 R v GDP (1991) 53 A Crim R 112 R v JDB [2005] NSWCCA 102; (2005) 153 A Crim R 164 R v RM [2015] NSWCCA 4 SHR v R [2014] NSWCCA 94 TC v R [2016] NSWCCA 3 Young v R [2022] NSWCCA 111; (2022) 298 A Crim R 468 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44; (2012) 223 A Crim R 460 Category: Principal judgment Parties: BB (Applicant) Rex (Crown) Representation: Counsel: N Broadbent and M Davies (Applicant) J Styles (Crown)