R v Man Lung Ma [2024] NSWDC 573

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Man Lung Ma [2024] NSWDC 573 Hearing dates: 31 October 2024 Date of orders: 29 November 2024 Decision date: 29 November 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: McGuire SC DCJ Decision: The offender is convicted of 19 offences of attempted export of regulated native specimens contrary to s 303DD(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conversation Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) and s 11.1(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth). The offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 3 years and 6 months commencing 27 September 2023 and expiring on 26 March 2027, with a non-parole period of 2 years commencing on 27 September 2023 and expiring on 26 September 2025. Catchwords: SENTENCING — Commonwealth offences — Attempted export of regulated native specimens Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code (Cth) Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conversation Act 1999 (Cth) Cases Cited: Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 McGregor v R [2024] NSWCCA 200 Morgan v R [2007] NSWCCA 8 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 198 CLR 610 R v Host [2015] WASCA 23 R v Kennedy [2019] NSWCCA 24 R v Robison (1992) 62 A Crim R 374 Shrestha v R (1991) 173 CLR 48 Stanley v DPP [2023] HCA 3 Totaan v R [2022] NSWCCA 75 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Commonwealth) Man Lung Ma (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms T Epstein (Commonwealth) Mr S Howell (Offender)