R v Chan [2002] NSWCCA 71

Reported Decision : (2002) 128 A Crim R 119

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Chan [2002] NSWCCA 71 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60134/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 28/05/2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 March 2002

PARTIES : Regina Chi Keung Chan JUDGMENT OF : Dowd J at 1; Greg James J at 69; Smart AJ at 75

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 99/11/0383 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Shadbolt DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr JC Papayanni- Applicant Ms EL Fullerton SC- Crown/Respondent SOLICITORS : William Chan & Co- Applicant Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions- Crown/Respondent CATCHWORDS : Sentence appeal - Head sentence - Non-parole period - Hierarchy of offenders - Importation of drugs Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Customs Act 1901 (Cth) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Cheng v The Queen (2000) 74 ALJR 1482. DPP (Cth) v El Karhani [1990] 21 NSWLR 370. House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499. LI [1998] 1 VR 637. Lowe v R (1984) 154 CLR 606. Power (1973) 131 CLR 623. R v Bateman (Unreported, NSWCCA, 18 September 2000). R v Behar (Unreported, NSWCCA, 14 October 1998). R v Bradley (1997) 137 FLR 314. R v Budiman (1998) 102 A Crim R 411. CASES CITED: R v Cheung (WA) (1997) 97 A Crim R 283. R v Drazkiewicz (Unreported, NSWCCA, 12 November 1993). R v El Karhani [1990] 21 NSWLR 370. R v Lee & Ng (Unreported, NSWCCA, 20 December 1996). R v Meggett (Unreported, NSWSC, 2 June 1999). R v Paull [1990] 20 NSWLR 427. R v Peel [1971] 1 NSWLR 247. R v Spiteri (Unreported, NSWCCA, 24 February 1999). R v Tan (Vic) (1995) 78 A Crim R 300. The Queen v Leroy [1984] 2 NSWLR 441. The Queen v Majeric VICCCA 9 March 2001. Wong v The Queen; Leung v The Queen [2001] 76 ALJR 79. DECISION : 1. Leave to appeal against sentence granted; and 2. Appeal against sentence dismissed.