Jenkinson v R [2024] NSWCCA 34

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Jenkinson v R [2024] NSWCCA 34 Hearing dates: 11 October 2023 Date of orders: 08 March 2024 Decision date: 08 March 2024 Before: Mitchelmore JA at [1]; Rothman J at [41]; Wilson J at [71] Decision: (1) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME — drug offences — supply prohibited drug psilocybin — commercial quantity — whether weight of prohibited drug included weight of mushrooms in which psilocybin naturally found — construction of s 4 of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (Northern Territory) (2009) 239 CLR 27; [2009] HCA 41 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v King (2020) 270 CLR 1; [2020] HCA 4 CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 384; [1997] HCA 2 Director of Public Prosecutions v Goodchild [1978] 1 WLR 578 El Kheir v R [2019] NSWCCA 288 Lacey v Attorney-General (Queensland) (2011) 242 CLR 573; [2011] HCA 10 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council [2016] NSWCA 253 R v Keskic [1979] Qd R 348 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Thomas Jenkinson (Appellant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Pettit (Appellant) G Newton SC (Respondent)