P v Te Pairi [2008] NSWLC 17

Local Court of New South Wales

CITATION: P v Te Pairi [2008] NSWLC 17

JURISDICTION: Criminal

PARTIES: Police Te Pairi

FILE NUMBER: H 32869053; H 185560792; H 61144001; H 33557279; H 34189846

PLACE OF HEARING: Downing Centre

DATE OF DECISION:

MAGISTRATE: Chief Magistrate G L Henson

CATCHWORDS: Dangerous Driving causing grievous bodily harm – prescribed concentration of alcohol – drive whilst disqualified – drive unregistered – habitual traffic offender declaration

Crimes Act 1900 Section 52A(3)(a) Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 Sections 9(3)(a) LEGISLATION CITED: Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998 Section 25A(1)(a), (3)(a) Motor vehicles Taxation Act 1988 Section 9(1)(a) Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act 1942 Section 7(1) Australian Road Rules Section 40, 61(1)

R –V- Bimahendali (1999) 109 ACR 355 R –v- Dang [2005] NSWCCA 430 R-v- Doan (2000) 50 NSWLR 115 R –v- Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R –v- MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381 CASES CITED: R –v- Poon 56 NSWLR 284 R –v- Price [2004] NSWCCA 186 R –v- Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252 Adams –v- R [2008] HCA 15 Johnson –v- The Queen [2004] 78 ALJR 616 Postiglione –v- The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 Rosenthal –v- R [2008] NSWCCA 149

TEXTS CITED:

REPRESENTATION:

ORDERS:

1) The offender is to be sentenced for 5 separate episodes of offending behaviour involving 15 separate offences. The offending behaviour occurred over an 11-month period during the second half of 2007 and the first half of 2008. Much of the offending behaviour took place at a time when the offender was on bail facing earlier charges. The offender has entered a plea of guilty to each of the 15 charges. There is a measure of utilitarian value in the pleas