R v Chipp (a pseudonym) [2024] NSWDC 187

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Chipp (a pseudonym) [2024] NSWDC 187 Hearing dates: 8 April 2024, 3 May 2024 Date of orders: 3 May 2024 Decision date: 03 May 2024 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Sutherland SC DCJ Decision: Community Correction Order of 3 years, decision at [121] to [124]. Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Enhanced indoor cultivation of cannabis — Offender's set-up misrepresented as 'hydroponic' — Personal use — Self-medicating for mental health, no indicia of supply to others SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Deterrence — Offender not an appropriate vehicle for general deterrence — De La Rosa considerations Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Amendment (Hydroponic Cultivation) Act 2006 (NSW) Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) Cases Cited: Clarke v R [2015] NSWCCA 232; (2015) 254 A Crim R 150 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Kresovic v R [2018] NSWCCA 37 Laughton v R [2019] NSWCCA 318 Nguyen v R [2008] NSWCCA 322 Nguyen v R [2019] NSWCCA 209 R v Dopson [2003] NSWCCA 99; (2003) 141 A Crim R 302 R v Emerton (NSWCCA Unreported 26 June 1996) R v Hyland [2020] NSWDC 933 R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54 R v Pui [2020] NSWDC 119 R v Seman (NSWCCA Unreported 12 May 1992) R v Vu [2020] NSWDC 955 Tran v R [2018] NSWCCA 220 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Andrew Chipp (a pseudonym) (Offender) Representation: Counsel: K Sun (Crown) R Court (Offender)