R v Antony [2024] NSWDC 580

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Antony [2024] NSWDC 580 Hearing dates: 5 December 2024 Date of orders: 6 December 2024 Decision date: 06 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Newlinds SC DCJ Decision: (1) The Offender is convicted. (2) Having deducted 10% for the plea of guilty with some rounding in favour of the Offender, the Offender is sentenced to imprisonment for 3 years and 7 months to commence 18 September 2024 and expire 17 April 2028. (3) The minimum non-parole period is 2 years and 2 months, commencing 18 September 2024 and expiring 17 November 2026. (4) The first day that the Offender is eligible for parole will be 17 November 2026. Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Commonwealth offences — Aid and abet in the Importation of a border-controlled prohibited precursor SENTENCING — Federal offenders — Relevant considerations – Objective seriousness – Subjective factors Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) s 16A Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) The Criminal Code (Cth) s 11.2(1); s 307.11(1) Cases Cited: Bott v R [2023] NSWCCA 255 DPP (Cth) v Maxwell (2013) 228 A Crim R. 218 Giles-Adams v The Queen; Preca v The Queen [2023] NSWCCA 122 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 R v Kassir [2020] NSWCCA 88 R v Nguyen; R v Pham [2010] NSWCCA 238 Richards v The King [2023] NSWCCA 264 The Queen v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550 Totaan v R (2022) 108 NSWLR 17 Ribbon v The Queen [2022] SASCA 15; R v Madgwick [2018] NSWCCA 268 MI v R [2017] NSWCCA 225 R v Butler [2024] NSWCCA 133 Category: Sentence Parties: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Newran Antony (Offender) Representation: Counsel: N Roucek (Crown) G R James KC (Offender)