R v Maaz [2024] NSWDC 179

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Maaz [2024] NSWDC 179 Hearing dates: 3 May 2024 Date of orders: 17 May 2024 Decision date: 17 May 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Newlinds SC DCJ Decision: Head sentence of 8 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 5 years Catchwords: CRIME – Drug offences – Commonwealth offences – Attempt to possess commercial quantity of border-controlled drugs SENTENCING – Contested facts – Knowledge – Exculpatory duress – Parity Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code (Cth) Cases Cited: Deakin v The Queen [1984] HCA 31 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Dwayhi v R [2011] NSWCCA 67 Green v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Lau v The Queen [2011] VSCA 324 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Ngo v R [2017] WASCA 3 PG v R [2017] NSWCCA 179 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623 R v Chandler; Chandler v R [2012] NSWCCA 135 R v Dyson [2023] NSWCCA 132 R v Kaldor (2004) 150 A Crim R 271 R v Lee [2007] NSWCCA 234 R v Morabito (1992) 62 A Crim R 82 R v Nguyen; R v Pham [2010] NSWCCA 238 Rae v R [2011] NSWCCA 211 Shortland v R [2013] NSWCCA 4 Totaan v R [2022] NSWCCA 75 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Tony Maaz (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms K Curry (Crown) Mr G Stanton (Offender)