DPP v MOURCHED [2010] NSWLC 2

Local Court of New South Wales

CITATION: DPP v MOURCHED [2010] NSWLC 2

JURISDICTION: Criminal

PARTIES: Director of Public Prosecutions Tony Mourched

FILE NUMBER:

PLACE OF HEARING: Downing Centre

DATE OF DECISION: 03/23/2010

MAGISTRATE: Chief Magistrate G L Henson

CATCHWORDS: Criminal Law - Sentencing - Publish a False Statement for Financial Advantage

Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Procedure Act 1986

Cobiac –v- Liddy (1969) 119 CLR 257 Dodd –v- R [2010] QCA 31 R –v- Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 R –v- Cartwright (1989) 17 NSWLR 243 R –v- Doan (2000) 50 NSWLR 115 R –v- El Rashid (unrep, 7/4/95, NSWCCA) CASES CITED: R –v-Ingrassia 41 NSWLR 447 R –v- Mears (1991) 53 A Crim R 141 R –v- Mungomery (2004) 151 A Crim R at [40] R –v- Seiler [2003] QCA 217 R –v- Taylor [2000] NSWCCA 442 R –v- Thomson & Houlten (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Thornloe –v- Filipowski 52 NSWLR 60

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Remarks on Sentence

1. The offender is charged with Publishing a False Statement for a Financial Advantage. The Prosecution is brought pursuant to Section 178BB(1) of the Crimes Act 1900. The maximum penalty for the offence is 5 years imprisonment. The value of the financial advantage tainted by the offender's conduct is $955,620. As the value of the advantage is in excess of $5,000.00 the offence falls within Table 1 of Section 267 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986. The maximum jurisdictional penalty that may be imposed in the Local Court is 2 years imprisonment.