R v A [2004] NSWCCA 292

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v A [2004] NSWCCA 292 HEARING DATE(S) : 19/8/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 December 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 1; Hulme J at 34; Bell J at 54 DECISION : Leave to appeal granted. Appeal dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - importation of heroin - appeal against sentence - whether discount for Applicant's assistance to authorities given adequate consideration - interpretation pertaining to sentencing discount under repealed s 16G Crimes Act 1914 - s 16A(1), s 16A(2), s 16A(3), s 16G, s 21E Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) - s 233B(1) Customs Act 1901 (Cth). LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Customs Act 1901 (Cth) Cameron v The Queen (2002) 76 ALJR 383 R v Auv [2002] NSWCCA 375 R v Behar NSWCCA 14 October 1998 R v Bernier (1998) 102 A Crim R 44 R v Bezan [2004] NSWCCA 342 R v Budiman (1998) 102 A Crim R 411 R v Cartwright (1989) 17 NSWLR 243 R v Chu NSWCCA 16 October 1998 R v Dang [2004] NSWCCA 265 R v Dang [2004] NSWCCA 269 R v Dinic NSWCCA 3 September 1997 R v Dujeu [2004] NSWCCA 237 R v Elchami NSWCCA 15 December 1995 R v El Hani [2004] NSWCCA 162 R v El Karhani (1990) 51 A Crim R 123 R v Ferrer-Esis (1991) 55 A Crim R 231 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v Huang (2000) 113 A Crim R 386 R v Gallagher (1991) 23 NSWLR 220 R v Hameed [2001] NSWCCA 287 R v K [2000] NSWCCA 200 R v Kain [2004] NSWCCA 143 CASES CITED : R v Karacic (2001) 121 A Crim R 7 R v Kevenaar [2004] NSWCCA 210 R v Klein [2001] NSWCCA 120 R v Lee and Ng NSWCCA 20 December 1996 R v Maclay (1990) 19 NSWLR 112 R v Mas Rivadavia [2004] NSWCCA 284 R v Morgan (1993) 70 A Crim R 368 R v Muanchukingkan (1990) 52 A Crim R 354 R v Olbrich (2000) 117 A Crim R 326 R v Oliver (1980) 7 A Crim R 174 R v Pang [1999] 105 A Crim R 474 R v PPB [1999] NSWCCA 360 R v Quoc Phang Dang [2004] NSWCCA 265 R v Salameh (1991) 55 A Crim R 384 R v Sharma [2002] NSWCCA 142 R v Smith and Jones [2001] NSWCCA 279 R v Sutton [2004] NSWCCA 225 R v Studenikin [2004] NSWCCA 164 R v Thomson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Trevenna [2004] NSWCCA 43 R v Van Ich Dang [2004] NSWCCA 269 R v Wong and Leung (1999) 48 NSWLR 340 R v Zuluaga-Gomez [2002] NSWCCA 358 PARTIES : Regina A FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 1874/04 COUNSEL : M Cinque (Crown - Commonwealth) H Dhanji SOLICITORS : Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions S E O'Connor