Application by the Attorney General under Section 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act for a Guideline Judgment Concerning the Offence of High Range Prescribed Concentration of Alcohol Under Section 9(4) of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 (No. 3 of 2002) [2004] NSWCCA 303

Reported Decision : 147 A Crim R 546 61 NSWLR 305

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Application by the Attorney General under Section 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act for a Guideline Judgment Concerning the Offence of High Range Prescribed Concentration of Alcohol Under Section 9(4) of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 (No. 3 of 2002) [2004] NSWCCA 303 HEARING DATE(S) : 05/05/2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 September 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Wood CJ at CL at 2; Grove J at 3; Dunford J at 4; Howie J at 5 DECISION : See para. 146.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal Practice and Procedure - Guideline judgment in respect of sentencing for offences of high range PCA under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999. Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 Motor Traffic Act 1909 Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998 LEGISLATION CITED : Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 Road Transport (General) Act 1999 Crimes (Local Courts Appeal and Review) Act 2001 Fines Act 1996 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Corporations Act (Cth) 2001 Gardner v R [2003] NSWCCA 199 Re Stubbs (1947) 47 SR(NSW) 329 Kinney v Green (1992) 29 NSWLR 137 Ormes v Jones (1994) 20 MVR 76 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131 R v Wickham [2004] NSWCCA 193 Veen v The Queen (No. 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 R v MA [2004] NSWCCA 92 Attorney General's Application (No. 2 of 2002) [2002] NSWCCA 515 Re Attorney-General's Application [No. 1] under s 26 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1999 (1999) 48 NSWLR 327 Cobiac v Liddy (1969) 119 CLR 257 R v Finnie (No. 2) [2003] NSWCCA 150 R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 CASES CITED : R v Scott [1999] NSWCCA 233 Briant v Bessell (1994) 74 A Crim R 204 R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252 H (1980) 3 A Crim R 53 Oliver (1980) 7 A Crim R 174 Rich & Silbermann v The Australian Securities and Investments Commissions [2003] NSWCA 342 R v Lancaster (1991) 58 A Crim R 290 R v Rhodes (NSWCCA, 20 November 1996, unreported) R v Daetz (2003) 139 A Crim R 398 R v McIntyre (1988) 38 A Crim R 135 R v Musumeci (NSWCCA, 30 October 1997, unreported) Walder v Hensler (1987) 163 CLR 561 R v Paris [2001] NSWCCA 83 Hills v Warner (1990) 10 MVR 479 Brain v Bentley (1991) 15 MVR 537 The Attorney General for NSW PARTIES : Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW0 Senior Public Defender FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA AG003/02 R. Cogswell SC with N. Sharp and J. Quilter - Attorney General COUNSEL : J. Stratton SC with D. Yehia and P. Young - Senior Public Defender G. Smith SC - Director of Public Prosecutions I.V. Knight - Crown Solicitor