Regina v I R Hall [No 2] [2005] NSWSC 890

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Regina v I R Hall [No 2] [2005] NSWSC 890

15/12/04 17/12/04 21-24/2/05 2/3/05 14/3/05 24/3/05 21-22/4/05 HEARING DATE(S) : 2/5/05 4-5/5/05 10/5/05 10/6/05 14/6/05 21/6/05 23/6/05 12/8/05

JUDGMENT DATE : 9 September 2005

Common Law Division JURISDICTION : Criminal List

JUDGMENT OF : Kirby J

DECISION : Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 2 years and 1 month commencing on 9 September 2005 and ending on 8 October 2007. Order that he be released on 8 September 2006 upon giving security in the sum of $5,000 without surety by recognisance to be of good behaviour during the balance of term.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal Practice & Procedure - sentence - white collar crime - insider trading - company director - traded after receiving adverse auditor's report - plea - but not admit knew insider trading - age - delay - hardship to family - civil penalty findings - effect on character.

Corporations Act 2001 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)

Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629 R v El Rashid (unreported, NSW CCA, 7.4.95) R v Holyoak (1995) 82 A Crim R 502 Signato v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 656 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 R v Thomson & Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Sharma (2002) 130 A Crim R 238 R v Atholwood (1999) 109 A Crim R 465 R v Dietrich (1992) 177 CLR 292 CASES CITED : R v Winchester (1992) 58 A Crim R 345 R v Maslen & Shaw (1995) 79 A Crim R 199 R v Hinton (2002) 134 A Crim R 286 R v Todd (1982) 2 NSWLR 517 R v Hannes (2002) 173 FLR 1 R v Rivkin (2004) 59 NSWLR 284 R v Doff [2005] NSWCCA 119 R v Frawley [2005] NSWSC 585 R v Rivkin [2003] NSWSC 447