R v Megaloudis [2013] NSWDC 302

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Megaloudis [2013] NSWDC 302 Hearing dates: 27 September 2013 Decision date: 31 October 2013 Before: Letherbarrow SC Decision: Sentenced to a total term of imprisonment of four years and three months with an effective non-parole period of two years and two months Catchwords: CRIME - Sentencing - counterfeiting - hardship - whether exceptional circumstances - objective seriousness - deterrence - parity - concurrency - totality Legislation Cited: Crimes (Currency) Act 1981 (Cth), ss6, 9, 11, 14, Crimes Sentencing Procedure Act 1999 (New South Wales), s16A Cases Cited: Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; Alseedi v R [2009] NSWCCA 185; R v Togias [2001] NSWCCA 522; R v Hinton [2002] NSWCCA 405; R v Berlinsky [2005] SASC 316; R v Nguyen [2001] WASCA 72; R v Gaw [2006] VSCA 51; DPP v Ip [2005] ACTCA 24; Le v R [2006] NSWCCA 136; R v Bednarz [2000] NSWCCA 553 at [51] - [52]; Elsobky v R [2006] NSWCCA 168 at [17] - [21]; Dipangkear v R [2010] NSWCCA 156 Wirth (1976) 145 SASR 291; R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510; Eken v R [2007] NSWCCA 320; Roberts v R [2007] NSWCCA 112; R v Dibb (CCA, unreported, 13 September 1991); R v Hart [1999] NSWCCA 204; R v Luong [2000] NSWCCA 139; R v Bednarz [2000] NSWCCA 533; R v Capper [2000] NSWCCA 63; R v Aller [2004] NSWCCA 378; R v Lo; R v Ouyang [2004] NSWCCA 382; R v Wood [2005] NSWCCA 233; Le v R [2006] NSWCCA 136; Bellas v The Queen [2006] NTCCA 8; R v Institoris [2002] NSWCCA 8; The Queen v Rohde and Ors (1985) 17 A Crim R 166; Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25; Hili v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; Power v The Queen [1974] HCA 26; R v El Hani [2004] NSWCCA 162 Category: Sentence Parties: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions - Crown Nicholas Megaloudis - Offender Representation: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions - Crown Mr Hatzistergos - Offender Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions - Crown File Number(s): 2010/391941