Regina v PG [2001] NSWCCA 231

Reported Decision : 122 A Crim R 529

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v PG [2001] NSWCCA 231 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60255/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 20/06/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 June 2001

PARTIES : Regina v PG JUDGMENT OF : Howie J at 1; Smart AJ at 40

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 99/21/1242 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL O'Reilly DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : M.C. Marien - Crown R. Burgess - Applicant SOLICITORS : S.E. O'Connor - Crown D.J. Humphreys - Applicant CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law - Practice and Procedure - sentencing discount for assistance to the authorities with sufficient special circumstances to reduce non-parole period - protection of offender's family Crimes Act 1900 - s 97(1) LEGISLATION CITED : Justices Act 1902 - s 51A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - ss 23, 32, 44 R v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Chu (NSWCCA, unreported, 16 October 1998) R v Thompson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 CASES CITED: R v Huang (NSWCCA , unreported, 5 April 1995) R v Gallagher (1991) 23 NSWLR 220 R v Bavadra (2000) 115 A Crim R 152 Phelan (1993) 66 A Crim R 446 R v Carrion (1999) 49 NSWLR 149 R v S [2000] NSWCCA 13 R v C (1994) 75 A Crim R 309 DECISION : Leave to appeal granted, appeal allowed. The sentences imposed by O'Reilly DCJ quashed in respect of the second to sixth counts and in lieu the applicant is sentenced to a fixed term of 3 1/2 years to date from 16 August 1999 and to expire on 15 February 2003. In respect of the first count and taking into account the matters on the Form 1 the non-parole period is quashed and in lieu a non-period of 4 years is specified to expire on 15 August 2003 the date upon which he is eligible to be released to parole.