R v Cavanough [2007] NSWSC 561

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : R v Cavanough [2007] NSWSC 561

HEARING DATE(S) : 2/4/07, 03/04/07, 04/04/07; 05/04/05, 10/04/07, 11/04/07, 12/04/07, 13/04/07, 16/04/07, 17/04/07, 18/04/07, 19/04/07

JUDGMENT DATE : 7 June 2007

JUDGMENT OF : Whealy J at 1

DECISION : Sentenced to a term of imprisonment comprising a non-parole period of 5 years and a balance of term of 3 years nd 2 months. The sentence is to commence on 10 February 2007 and the non-parole period is to expire on 9 February 2012. That date is the date on which the offender will be eligible to be released on parole. The balance of the term will expire on 9 April 2015. I make the following recommendations: 1. While in custody, the offender is to receive appropriate counselling and treatment including psychiatric counselling, treatment and anger management counselling. 2. I further recommend, that upon release pursuant to any parole order, the Probation & Parole Service consider, as part of any supervision program relating to the offender, that she be required to accept the direction of the Probation & Parole Service in relation to receiving continued psychological counselling including that relating to anger management. Further, that she be directed and counselled as to her use of alcohol and illicit drugs during any period of parole. 3. I recommend that the prison authorities consider, after classification, that the offender be kept at Grafton Gaol. The purpose of this is to allow the offender reasonable access to her mother and to her infant child. I direct that a copy of my remarks on sentence be forwarded to the Corrective Services Department and to the Probation & Parole Service to be kept with, and part of, files held by each of the Departments in relation to the offender.