Elali v R [2025] NSWCCA 9

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Elali v R [2025] NSWCCA 9 Hearing dates: 15 November 2024 Date of orders: 19 February 2025 Decision date: 19 February 2025 Before: Price AJA at [1]; Ierace J at [166]; McNaughton J at [167] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against conviction for the offence of entering a building on 30 December 2021 with intent to commit an indictable offence contrary to s 114(1)(d) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) is granted. (2) Appeal against conviction dismissed. (3) Leave to appeal against sentence granted. (4) Appeal against sentence allowed. (5) Quash the aggregate sentence imposed in the District Court on 21 November 2023. (6) In lieu thereof, sentence the applicant to an aggregate term of imprisonment of 7 years and 6 months consisting of a non-parole period of 3 years and 9 months commencing on 20 March 2022 and expiring on 19 December 2025 with a balance of term of 3 years and 9 months commencing on 20 December 2025 and expiring on 19 September 2029. (7) The earliest date the applicant will be eligible to be released on parole is 19 December 2025. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeal against conviction – whether miscarriage of justice occasioned as applicant could not in law have been convicted of the common law offence of escaping from lawful custody – whether common law offence of escaping is a continuing offence – where applicant was in the process of escaping from police – whether there is a temporal limitation to the offence – whether R v Tommy Ryan should no longer be followed CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – whether error in commencement date of aggregate sentence CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – whether incorrect maximum penalty applied for driving whilst disqualified offences – where maximum penalty of the offences was reduced following amendments made to the Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) in 2017 – where error conceded CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – whether leave should be granted to advance further ground of appeal – whether error in the judge finding that applicant was not sexually abused in juvenile detention – where fresh and new evidence on appeal of applicant's sexual abuse – where absence of that material during sentencing proceedings deprived the judge of fully appreciating and considering applicant's sexual abuse – whether miscarriage of justice Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 10A, 53A(2)(b) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 51B(1), 58, 60(1), 61, 112(1)(a), 114(1)(d), 117, 154A(1)(b), 154J(1), 195(1)(a), 310D, 527C(1)(c) Crimes Act 1908 (NZ), s 145 Crimes Act 1961 (NZ), s 120 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5(1) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), s 10(1) Gaols Act 1958 (Vic), s 35 Inclosed Lands Protection Act 1901 (NSW), s 4(1)(b) Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), s 54(1)(a) Road Transport Amendment (Driver Licence Disqualification) Act 2017 (NSW), Sch 1 Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2017 (NSW), reg 129(1) Cases Cited: Andreata v R [2015] NSWCCA 239 Barnes v R [2022] NSWCCA 140; (2022) 299 A Crim R 483 Da Silva v R [2024] NSWCCA 216 Delaney v R [2013] NSWCCA 150; (2013) 230 A Crim R 581 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Gett v Tabet (2009) 109 NSWLR 1; [2009] NSWCA 76 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Kandemir v R [2018] NSWCCA 154 Kaveh v R [2017] NSWCCA 52 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Khoury v R [2011] NSWCCA 118; (2011) 209 A Crim R 509 Meissner v The Queen (1995) 184 CLR 132; [1995] HCA 41 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59; [1988] HCA 70 Moriarty v Nye [2024] NSWCCA 116 Nasrallah v R (2021) 105 NSWLR 451; [2021] NSWCCA 207 Nassr v R [2015] NSWCCA 284 Nguyen v R [2008] NSWCCA 322 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26 Pym v R [2014] NSWCCA 182 R v AGR (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 24 July 1998, unrep) R v Dhillon [2005] EWCA Crim 2996; [2006] 1 WLR 1535 R v Gavel [2014] NSWCCA 56; (2014) 239 A Crim R 469 R v Goodwin (1990) 51 A Crim R 328 R v Kafka [1962] NZLR 351 R v Keane [1921] NZLR 581 R v Kura [2008] NZCA 337 R v Liberti (1991) 55 A Crim R 120 R v Reid (Stuart William) [2015] EWCA Crim 597 R v Ryan and Walker [1966] VR 553 R v Scott [1967] VR 276 R v Tommy Ryan (1890) 11 LR (NSW) 171; (1890) 6 WN (NSW) 162 Refaireh v R [2018] NSWCCA 72; (2018) 272 A Crim R 245 Rizk v R [2020] NSWCCA 291 Roach v R [2019] NSWCCA 160 Shaw v R [2024] NSWCCA 241 Shortland v R [2024] NSWCCA 174 Skondin v R [2006] NSWCCA 59 Totaan v R (2022) 108 NSWLR 17; [2022] NSWCCA 75 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Abdul Elali (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Lange (Applicant) S Lind (Respondent)