VAN DER BAAN v R [2012] NSWCCA 5

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: VAN DER BAAN v R [2012] NSWCCA 5 Hearing dates: 8 July 2011 Decision date: 01 August 2012 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: BEAZLEY JA at [1]; HALL J at [2]; HARRISON J at [124] Decision: (i) Leave to appeal against the sentences imposed by the District Court on 5 February 2010 be granted. (ii) The appeal upheld in part. (iii) In respect of Count 5 - the offence of aggravated sexual assault pursuant to s 61J(1) Crimes Act 1900 the applicant be sentenced to a non parole period of 9 years to commence on 23 February 2011 and to expire on 22 February 2020 with a parole period of 3 years to expire on 22 February 2023. (iv) In respect of Count 6 - the offence pursuant to s 61J(1) Crimes Act 1900 the applicant be sentenced to a non parole period of 9 years to commence on 23 February 2011 and to expire on 22 February 2020 with a parole period of 3 years to expire on 22 February 2023. (v) In respect of Count 7 - the offence pursuant to s 61J(1) Crimes Act 1900 the applicant be sentenced to a non parole period of 9 years to commence on 23 February 2011 and to expire on 22 February 2020 with a parole period of 3 years to expire on 22 February 2023. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - application for leave to appeal against sentence - six counts of various forms of sexual assault and one count of armed robbery - where Applicant had committed two serious unrelated sexual assaults for which he had been sentenced at earlier points in time - whether sentencing judge erred in finding that offences against one victim aggravated by earlier offending - no error by sentencing judge because prior convictions were only taken into account once objective gravity of offences determined - whether overall sentence manifestly excessive in circumstances of case - whether error in approach to concurrence of sentences - individual sentences not manifestly excessive but increased amount of concurrence of sentences warranted. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Baumer v The Queen [1988] HCA 67; (1988) 166 CLR 51 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Clinch v The Queen (1994) 72 A Crim R 301 Dinsdale v R [2000] HCA 54; (2000) 202 CLR 321 Hillier v DPP [2009] NSWCCA 312; 198 A Crim R 565 Hoare v The Queen [1989] HCA 33; (1989) 167 CLR 348 House v R [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26, (1997) 189 CLR 295; (1997) 94 A Crim R 397 R v AEM & ORS [2002] NSWCCA 58 R v Baker (NSWCCA 2 August 1994) R v Bilal Skaf [2005] NSWCCA 297 R v Boatswain (unreported, NSWCCA, 15 December 1993) R v Burns (NSWCCA 21 September 1994) R v Carlton [2008] NSWCCA 244; (2008) 189 A Crim R 332 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Elemes [2000] NSWCCA 235 R v George [2004] NSWCCA 247 R v Gorman [2002] NSWCCA 516; (2002) 137 A Crim R 326 R v Hammoud [2000] NSWCCA 540; (2000) 118 A Crim R 66 R v Jason Mark Russell (unreported, NSWCCA, 21 June 1996) R v Knight [2005] NSWCCA 253; (2005) 155 A Crim R 252 R v Lewis (NSWCCA 14 December 1993) R v Logue (NSWCCA 31 March 1994) R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381; (2006) 167 A Crim R 159 R v McNaughton [2006] NSWCCA 242 (2006) 66 NSWLR 566; 163 A Crim R 381 R v MMK [2006] NSWCCA 272; 164 A Crim R 481 R v Morgan (1993) 70 A Crim R 368 R v Presta [2000] NSWCCA 40 R v Roberts (unreported, NSWCCA, 8 August 1994) R v Salameh NSWCCA 9 June 1994 R v Trevenna [2004] NSWCCA 43 Veen v R [1979] HCA 7; (1979) 143 CLR 458 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1998) 164 CLR 465 Vuni v R [2006] NSWCCA 171 Weininger v The Queen [2003] HCA 14; (2003) 212 CLR 629 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jason Anthony VAN DER BAAN Regina Representation: J Pickering Crown A Francis Applicant S Kavanagh Legal Aid Commission File Number(s): 2009/5448; 2009/5449 Publication restriction: No Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2010-02-05 00:00:00 Before: King DCJ File Number(s): 2009/5448; 2009/5449