R v Neil Gordon Camm; R v Harold Charles Cary; R v Brendan Matthew Godfrey [2008] NSWDC 162

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: R v Neil Gordon Camm; R v Harold Charles Cary; R v Brendan Matthew Godfrey [2008] NSWDC 162

HEARING DATE(S): 7 February - 28 March 2008 - Trial, 16 May 2008

JUDGMENT DATE: 16 May 2008

JURISDICTION: Criminal

JUDGMENT OF: Goldring DCJ

Neil Gordon Camm is sentenced to four years imprisonment commencing 16 May 2008 and expiring 15 May 2012 with a non-parole period of two and a half years which will expire on 15 November 2010. DECISION: Harold Charles Cary is sentenced to three years imprisonment to commence 16 May 2008 and expire 15 May 2011, but he will be released on recognizance after serving a term of one year and six months. The date upon which he is to be released will be 15 November 2009 and that recognizance will be in the sum of one thousand dollars. Brendan Matthew Godfrey is sentenced to one year and ten months imprisonment, to commence 23 May 2008 and expire 22 March 2010, but pursuant to s 20(1)(b) Commonwealth Crimes Act I direct that he be released upon giving security in the amount of $10,000.

CATCHWORDS: Criminal law - Sentencing - conspiracy - relative involvement of conspirators - defraud Commonwealth entity

LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)

Crown Neil Gordon Camm (Offender) PARTIES: Harold Charles Cary (Offender) Brendan Matthew Godfrey (Offender)

FILE NUMBER(S): 07/11/0355

P Roberts SC with C A Webster (Crown) COUNSEL: C Miralis (Camm) G Newton (Cary) J Glissan QC (Godfrey)

Commonwealth DPP SOLICITORS: Nyman Gibson (Camm) John Klees & Assoc (Cary) Wood Fussell ACT (Godfrey)