NSW Caselaw
Local Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Police v Andonakis [2023] NSWLC 15 Hearing dates: 20 June 2023 Date of orders: 20 June 2023 Decision date: 29 June 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: LCM Stewart Decision: Imprisonment Catchwords: Serial traffic offender – repeat offender drive disqualified – repeat offender drive illicit drug – second or subsequent offences – speeding – drug addiction – narcissistic personality traits - obtained interstate driver licence during disqualification in NSW – claimed belief of entitlement to drive - mistake of law – claimed entitlement to drive not accepted - on parole for dangerous driving occasioning death – criminal record an aggravating factor - conditional liberty - unsubstantiated claim that disqualification was quashed – flagrant disregard for the law – abysmal traffic record – principles in Jibran apply – moral culpability not reduced – application of Veen No.2 principles – genuine risk of reoffending putting community at risk – inherent leniency of ICO – community not protected by ICO Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Road Transport Act (2013) (NSW) Road Rules Regulation Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 (Qld) Cases Cited: Brzozowski v The Queen [2023] NSWCCA 129 Director of Public Prosecutions v Andonakis [2019] NSWCCA 123 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Greaves v R [2020] NSWCCA 140 Jibran v R [2020] NSWCCA 86 Karout v R [2019] NSWCCA 253 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 79 ALJR 1048 Meis v R [2022] NSWCCA 118 Ostrowski v Palmer [2004] HCA 30 Park v The Queen [2022] HCA 37 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 R v Cahill [2015] NSWCCA 53 R v Fangaloka [2019] NSWCCA 173 R v Fidow [2004] NSWCCA 172 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] 49 NSWLR 383 Stanley v DPP [2023] HCA 3 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 Category: Sentence Parties: NSW Police Force (Prosecution) Jonathan Andonakis (Defendant) Representation: Sergeant Nolan (Police Prosecutor) Mr L Nicholls, Counsel instructed by Ms. A Zafiris, Solicitor (Defendant) File Number(s): 2022/00216071, 2022/00231719, 2022/00245078, 2022/00254248, 2022/00331501, 2023/00081017, 2023/00163534 Publication restriction: Nil
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