Tukuafu v R [2024] NSWCCA 84

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Tukuafu v R [2024] NSWCCA 84 Hearing dates: 17 April 2024 Date of orders: 7 June 2024 Decision date: 07 June 2024 Before: Ward P at [1] Chen J at [2] Huggett J at [3] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal is granted. 2. The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: SENTENCING – appeal against sentence – whether open to the sentencing judge to find that the male victim suffered "life threatening injuries" – whether permissible to take into account a further offence on a Form 1 document in assessing and determining the objective seriousness of a principal offence – s 15 Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) – admissibility of juvenile criminal record Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abbas, Bodiotis, Taleb and Amoun v R (2013) 231 A Crim R 413; [2013] NSWCCA 115 Attorney General's Application Under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518 Benn v R [2023] NSWCCA 24 Betts v The Queen (2016) 258 CLR 420; [2016] HCA 25 Blackett v R [2021] NSWCCA 210 Camilleri v R [2023] NSWCCA 106 Courtney v R [2022] NSWCCA 223 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v TH [2023] NSWCCA 81 DS v R; DM v R [2022] NSWCCA 156 Dungay v R [2020] NSWCCA 209 FL v R [2020] NSWCCA 114 Flick v R [2023] NSWCCA 197 Hoare v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 348 Hughes v Regina [2008] NSWCCA 48 Ibbotson (a pseudonym) v R [2020] NSWCCA 92 Kapila v R [2024] NSWCCA 48 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 LN v R [2020] NSWCCA 131 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 MF v R [2024] NSWCCA 42 Newman (a pseudonym) v R [2019] NSWCCA 157 R v A [2004] NSWCCA 292 R v Campbell [2014] NSWCCA 102 R v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566 R v Price [2005] NSWCCA 285 Ragg v R [2022] NSWCCA 150 RO v R [2019] NSWCCA 183 Siddiqi v Regina (Commonwealth) [2015] NSWCCA 169 Singh v R [2021] NSWCCA 96 Stephens v R [2010] NSWCCA 93 Tapueluelu v R [2006] NSWCCA 113 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 645; [1988] HCA 14 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Siaosi Tukuafu (Applicant) The King (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr T Ramrakha (Applicant) Mr J Styles (Respondent)