Aktar v R [2015] NSWCCA 123

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Aktar v R [2015] NSWCCA 123 Hearing dates: 1 May 2015 Date of orders: 29 May 2015 Decision date: 29 May 2015 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] R A Hulme J at [2 ] Wilson J at [3] Decision: Leave to appeal is refused Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Appeal against sentence – indecent assault offences – additional offences taken into account - question of degree of concurrency of sentence – adjustment made to reflect finding of special circumstances – interpretation of s.21A(2)(eb) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1995 – assessment of objective seriousness – complaint of manifest excess Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Amendment) Bill 2007 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Interpretation Act 1987 Cases Cited: BIP v R [2011] NSWCCA 224 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1;(2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Caristo v R [2011] NSWCCA 7 Dinsdale v R [2000] HCA 54; (2000) 202 CLR 321 DS v R [2012] NSWCCA 159 EK v R [2010] NSWCCA 199; (2010) 208 A Crim R 157 Gall v R; Gall v R [2015] NSWCCA 69 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Ingham v R [2011] NSWCCA 88 LG v R [2012] NSWCCA 249 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 MD v R [2015] NSWCCA 37 Melbom v R [2013] NSWCCA 210 Montero v R [2013] NSWCCA 214; (2013) 234 A Crim R 532 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 NLR v R [2011] NSWCCA 246 Panchal v R; R v Panchal [2014] NSWCCA 275 Pasoski v R [2014] NSWCCA 309 Project Blue Sky Inc. & Ors v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 R v Gazi Comert [2004] NSWCCA 125 R v Cramp [2004] NSWCCA 264 R v Preston (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), Dunford J, Smart J and Handley JA, 9 April 1997, unrep) R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 297; (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 Sabongi v R [2015] NSWCCA 25 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Aktar Ali (Applicant) Regina (Respondent Crown) Representation: Counsel: Mr. A. Kumar (Applicant) Ms. T. Smith (Respondent Crown)