Commissioner for Fair Trading v Bassem Dodar AKA Kevin Elasaad [2005] NSWSC 414

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Commissioner for Fair Trading v Bassem Dodar AKA Kevin Elasaad [2005] NSWSC 414

HEARING DATE(S) : 24/2/05, 25/2/05,17/3/05, 28/4/05

JUDGMENT DATE : 5 May 2005

JUDGMENT OF : Bell J at 1

DECISION : For the offence charged in count two of the statement of charge the offender is sentenced to a term of four months and two weeks imprisonment to be served by way of periodic detention. He is to report to the Officer in Charge of the Silverwater Periodic Detention Centre by 8:30 am on Thursday 12 May 2005 to commence serving that sentence; In respect of the sentences imposed for the offences charged in counts three, four, five, six and seven of the statement of charge in each case the offender is sentenced to a non-parole period of three months to commence at the expiration of the sentence imposed with respect to the offence charged in count one. The balance of the terms of these sentences is three months' and two weeks' imprisonment. Direct that each sentence is to be served by way of periodic detention. Direct that the offender is to be released on parole at the expiration of the non-parole period imposed with respect to each sentence.

Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Fair Trading Act 1987 LEGISLATION CITED : Retail Leases Act 1994 Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998 Supreme Court Rules 1970

Commissioner for Fair Trading v Oliver [2004] NSWSC 722 Director-General of Fair Trading v O'Keefe [2002] NSWSC 398 Director-General of Fair Trading v Yang [2002] NSWSC 754 CASES CITED : Principal Registrar of the Supreme Court of NSW v Jando [2001] NSWSC 969; 53 NSWLR 527 Registrar of the Court of Appeal v Maniam (No. 2) (1992) 26 NSWLR 309 Wood v Staunton (No. 5) (1996) 86 A Crim R 183