Regina v PHA [2004] NSWCCA 445

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v PHA [2004] NSWCCA 445 HEARING DATE(S) : 6 May 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 December 2004

JUDGMENT OF : McColl JA at 1; Levine J at 79; Hidden J at 80 DECISION : Grant the application for leave to appeal against sentence but dismiss the substantive appeal.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCING - appeal against severity of sentence - importation of trafficable quantity of ecstasy and passport offence - operation of parity principle - sentence of co-offender challenged as manifestly excessive - appropriate discount for assistance to authorities - requirement that sentence be of a severity appropriate in all the circumstances of the offence. (D) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) s 16A, s 16A(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s 23 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Customs Act 1901 (Cth) s 233B, s 233BAA(4), s 235 Passports Act 1938 (Cth) s 9A AB v The Queen [1999] HCA 46; (1999) 198 CLR 111 R v Barrientos [1999] NSWCCA 1 R v Bourchas [2002] NSWCCA 373; (2002) 133 A Crim R 413 R v Cartwright (1989) 17 NSWLR 243 R v Chu (New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal, unreported, 16 October 1998) CASES CITED : R v El Hani [2004] NSWCCA 162 R v Gallagher (1991) 23 NSWLR 220 R v Salcedo [2004] NSWCCA 430 R v Schofield [2003] NSWCCA 3; (2003) 138 A Crim R 19 R v Shepherd [2003] NSWCCA 287; (2003) 142 A Crim R 101 Wong v R [2001] HCA 64; (2001) 207 CLR 584 PARTIES : Regina v PHA FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 2004/1684 COUNSEL : Ms M M Cinque (Crown) Mr P Byrne SC (Applicant) SOLICITORS : Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Armstrong Legal (Applicant)