RA v R [2024] NSWCCA 149

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: RA v R [2024] NSWCCA 149 Hearing dates: 03 July 2024 Date of orders: 09 August 2024 Decision date: 09 August 2024 Before: Adamson JA at [1]; Wilson J at [5]; Dhanji J at [119] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal on ground 1; (2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal against sentence – historic child sexual offences against own children and recent sex offences against step-grandson – application of MK v R; RB v R (2023) 112 NSWLR 96; [2023] NSWCCA 180 – approach to sentencing for s 66EA offences discussed – complaint of manifest excess considered Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), s 15A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 19, 21A, 21B, 23, 25AA, 25D, 32, 33, 44, 53A Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 61M, 66A, 66C, 66DA, 66EA, 578A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6 Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA), s 50 Criminal Legislation Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse) Bill (NSW) 2018 Cases Cited: AA v R [2024] NSWCCA 132 AJ v R [2023] NSWCCA 158 ARS v R [2011] NSWCCA 266 Benn v R [2023] NSWCCA 24 BM v R [2023] NSWCCA 68 Bravo v R [2015] NSWCCA 302 BS v R [2021] NSWCCA 39 Cheung v Queen (2001) 209 CLR 1; [2001] HCA 67 Cheung v R [2022] NSWCCA 168 Chiro v The Queen (2017) 260 CLR 425; [2017] HCA 37 CMB v The Attorney General for New South Wales (2016) 256 CLR 346; [2015] HCA 9 Croxon v R [2017] NSWCCA 213 Decision Restricted [2023] NSWCCA 2 Faehringer v R [2017] NSWCCA 248 GP (a pseudonym) v R [2021] NSWCCA 180 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Hughes v R [2018] NSWCCA 2 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Killic v the Queen (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 Lee v R [2023] NSWCCA 70 Mills v R [2017] NSWCCA 87 MJL v R [2007] NSWCCA 261 MK v R [2024] NSWCCA 127 MK v R; RB v R (2023) 112 NSWLR 96; [2023] NSWCCA 180 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Newman (a pseudonym) v R [2019] NSWCCA 157 Panetta v R [2016] NSWCCA 85 PN v R [2024] NSWCCA 86 R v Cattell [2019] NSWCCA 297; 280 A Crim R 502 R v CTG [2017] NSWCCA 163 R v D (1997) 69 SASR 413 R v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 R v Fitzgerald (2004) 59 NSWLR 493; [2004] NSWCCA 5 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v JCW (2000) 112 A Crim R 466; [2000] NSWCCA 209 R v JJ [2019] NSWCCA 148 R v M, DV (2019) 133 SASR 470; [2019] SASCFC 59 R v MAK, R v MSK (2006) 167 A Crim R 159; [2006] NSWCCA 381 R v RB (2022) 300 A Crim R 1; [2022] NSWCCA 142 Ryan v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 267; [2001] HCA 21 S v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 266; [1989] HCA 66 Simpson v R [2019] NSWCCA 137 SL v R (2015) 249 A Crim R 295; [2015] NSWCCA 30 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383; [1981] HCA 31 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629; [2003] HCA 14 Xerri v R (2021) 292 A Crim R 355; [2021] NSWCCA 268 Xerri v The King [2024] HCA 4 Z v R (2015) 256 A Crim R 48; [2015] NSWCCA 323 Texts Cited: New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Second Reading Speech (Hansard), Criminal Legislation Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse) Bill 2018 (NSW), 6 June 2018 Category: Principal judgment Parties: RA (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Ramrakha (Applicant) E Nicholson (Respondent)