NG v R [2024] NSWCCA 142

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: NG v R [2024] NSWCCA 142 Hearing dates: 12 July 2024 Date of orders: 02 August 2024 Decision date: 02 August 2024 Before: Adamson JA at [1]; Wilson J at [2]; Faulkner J at [69] Decision: (1) Extend the time in which to file the application for leave to appeal to 9 May 2024; (2) Grant leave to appeal; (3) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal against sentence – child sexual offences and sexual assault offence – where applicant sentenced for other historic and non-historic child sex offences in 2016 and subject offences pre and post-dated those offences –whether sentence judge erred in findings of objective seriousness – whether principle of totality breached by superimposing new sentence on existing sentence – whether aggregate sentence is manifestly excessive CRIME – appeal against sentence – leave to appeal out of time sought – delay due to COVID pandemic Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), s 15A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 25AA Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61I, 61M, 66A, 578A Cases Cited: BM v R [2023] NSWCCA 68 Bravo v R [2015] NSWCCA 302 Faehringer v R [2017] NSWCCA 248 Higgins v R [2020] NSWCCA 169 JG v R [2023] NSWCCA 33 Martellotta v R [2021] NSWCCA 168 McDowall v R [2019] NSWCCA 29 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59; [1988] HCA 70 Mills v R [2017] NSWCCA 87 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 NG v R [2017] NSWCCA 161 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v CTG [2017] NSWCCA 163 R v MAK, R v MSK (2006) 167 A Crim R 159; [2006] NSWCCA 381 Thorp v R [2022] NSWCCA 180 Unity Pty Ltd v SafeWork NSW [2018] NSWCCA 266 Category: Principal judgment Parties: NG (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I McLachlan (Applicant) E Wilkins SC (Respondent)