R v Blick [2024] NSWDC 569

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Blick [2024] NSWDC 569 Hearing dates: 25 November 2024 Date of orders: 29 November 2024 Decision date: 29 November 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Newlinds SC DCJ Decision: After a deduction of 25% for the early guilty plea, the Offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 6 years, to commence 2 February 2022 and expire 1 February 2028. There will be a minimum non-parole period of 4 years, to commence 2 February 2022 and expire 1 February 2026. The first date the Offender will be eligible for parole is 1 February 2026. Catchwords: CRIME — Child sex offences — Child abuse material — Using carriage service for child pornography material or child abuse material SENTENCING — Federal offences — Proper approach to mandatory minimum head sentences pursuant to s 16AAB of Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offender Registration) Act 2002 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) s 16A(2); s 16AAB; s 16AAC; s 17A(1) Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) s 474.22(1) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 DPP v Latham [2009] TASSC 101 Elias v R (2013) 248 CLR 483 Hurt v The King; and Delzotto v The King [2024] HCA 8 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 McGregor v R [2024] NSWCCA 200 R v CaccioIa (1998) 104 ACrimR 178 R v Delzotto [2021] NSWDC 3 R v Hurt [2019] ACTSC 148 Category: Sentence Parties: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Adam Ross Penn Blick (Offender) Representation: Counsel: A N Williams (Crown) E James (Offender)