R v RT (No 2) [2024] NSWDC 533

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v RT (No 2) [2024] NSWDC 533 Hearing dates: 28 June 2024 Date of orders: 18 July 2024 Decision date: 18 July 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Sutherland SC DCJ Decision: Community Correction Order 3 years and offender is not to be treated as a Registrable Person under the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000, at [210] to [220]. Catchwords: CRIME — Historical child sex offences — Sexual intercourse with child >10 <16 — Offender was a child when he committed the offences but an adult at the time of sentencing — Extensive delay of almost 33 years — Offences committed against offender's sister — Sentencing children who commit child sex offences — Non-custodial sentence imposed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518; (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 BM v R [2019] NSWCCA 223 Brown v R [2023] NSWCCA 330 DPP (NSW) v TH [2023] NSWCCA 81 Featherstone v R [2008] NSWCCA 71 Kilic v The Queen [2016] HCA 48; 259 CLR 256 KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51 MS2 & Ors v Regina [2005] NSWCCA 397; (2005) 158 A Crim R 93 Paul Campbell v R [2018] NSWCCA 87 R v AA [2017] NSWCCA 84 R v AB [2022] NSWCCA 3 R v Andrew Button (a pseudonym) [2021] NSWDC 829 R v Campbell (a pseudonym) [2017] NSWDC 359 R v Carey [2024] NSWCCA 90 R v Cattell [2019] NSWCCA 297 R v DB (Unreported, Campbelltown District Court, 10 November 2023) R v DW (No 1) [2020] NSWDC 461 R v DW (No 2) [2020] NSWDC 462 R v Elliott and Blessington [2006] NSWCCA 305; 68 NSWLR 1 R v G [2008] UKHL 37; [2009] 1 AC 92. R v Gavel [2014] NSWCCA 56 R v Lulham [2016] NSWCCA 287 R v PGW [2002] QCA 462;134 A Crim R 593 R v RT (No 1) [2024] NSWDC 116 R v SW NSWDC (unreported) 10 September 2018 R v Young (a pseudonym) [2021] NSWDC 702 RL v R [2015] NSWCCA 106 RP v R [2015] NSWCCA 215 Stuart v R [2012] NSWCCA 183 Young (a pseudonym) v R [2022] NSWCCA 111 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) RT (Offender) Representation: Counsel: