R v Lamey [2025] NSWCCA 17

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Lamey [2025] NSWCCA 17 Hearing dates: 9 December 2024 Date of orders: 21 February 2025 Decision date: 21 February 2025 Before: N Adams J at [1]; Dhanji J at [1]; Faulkner J at [1]. Decision: (1) The appeal is allowed. (2) The aggregate sentence imposed by Judge Bourke SC on 3 September 2024 is quashed. (3) The matter is remitted to be reheard by Judge Bourke SC consistent with the findings of this Court. (4) The matter is listed for mention before Judge Bourke SC at Newcastle District Court on Wednesday, 26 February 2025 at 10.00am to fix a sentence hearing date. The parties have leave to appear by way of audio-visual link. Catchwords: CRIME – APPEALS – Crown appeal against sentence – persistent sexual abuse of a child – s 66EA of the Crimes Act – particularisation of individual incidents during the course of a sexually abusive "relationship" – where sentencing judge misapprehended that he had to be satisfied of each incident beyond reasonable doubt – resentencing where sentencing judge did not make an express finding as to reliability of a witness – remittal to sentencing judge Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61M(1), 66A, 66C(2), 66EA Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 44(2B), 53A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5D Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Burr v R [2020] NSWCCA 282; (2020) 285 A Crim R 506 Cheung v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 1; [2001] HCA 67 Chiro v The Queen (2017) 260 CLR 425; [2017] HCA 37 CMB v Attorney-General for New South Wales 256 CLR 346; [2015] HCA 9 Everett v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 295; [1994] HCA 49 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 GP (a pseudonym) v R [2021] NSWCCA 180 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Griffiths v The Queen (1977) 137 CLR 293; [1977] HCA 44 Massaquoi v R [2024] NSWCCA 125 MK v R [2024] NSWCCA 127 MK v R; RB v R (2023) 112 NSWLR 96; [2023] NSWCCA 180 R v Fisher [2024] NSWCCA 191 R v Gavel [2014] NSWCCA 56 R v Gilmore (1979) 1 A Crim R 416 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v Lamey [2024] NSWDC 490 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 RA v R [2024] NSWCCA 149 S v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 266; [1989] HCA 66 Tarrant v R [2007] NSWCCA 124; (2007) 71 A Crim R 425 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629; [2003] HCA 14 Xerri v R [2021] NSWCCA 268; 292 A Crim R 355 Xerri v The King (2024) 278 CLR 276; [2024] HCA 5 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rex (Applicant) Benjamin Mark Lamey (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Bonnor (Applicant) T Ramrakha (Respondent)