Attorney General for New South Wales v CMB [2015] NSWCCA 166

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Attorney General for New South Wales v CMB [2015] NSWCCA 166 Hearing dates: 12 June 2015 Decision date: 25 June 2015 Before: Leeming JA; Simpson JA; Hamill J Decision: Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Crown appeal against sentence - residual discretion - guilty pleas to aggravated sexual assault and indecent sexual assault - offender's earlier guilty pleas to sexual assaults upon same complainant at same time disposed of under Pre-Trial Diversion of Offenders Act 1985 (NSW) - procedure not available in respect of later offences - offender sentenced to bonds - Crown appeal allowed and custodial sentence imposed - offender served almost a year in prison - High Court allowed further appeal and remitted matter to this Court and restored original orders of District Court - appellable error in original sentence established - having regard to the offender's time in custody and other subjective circumstances, Crown appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61J, 61M Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 9 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5D Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 30 Pre-Trial Diversion of Offenders Act 1985 (NSW), ss 2A, 3A, 11, 14, 23, 24, 30, 30A Pre-Trial Diversion of Offenders Regulation 2005 (NSW) Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 (NSW), ss 10, 11 Subordinate Legislation (Postponement of Repeal) Order (No 2) 2011 Cases Cited: Barbaro v The Queen; Zirilli v The Queen [2014] HCA 2; 88 ALJR 372 CMB v Attorney General for New South Wales [2014] HCATrans 206 CMB v Attorney General for New South Wales [2015] HCA 9; 89 ALJR 407 Eastman v The Queen [2000] HCA 29; 203 CLR 1 Environment Protection Authority v Condon [2014] NSWCA 149; 86 NSWLR 499 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Kentwell v The Queen [2014] HCA 37; 88 ALJR 947 Mickelberg v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 259 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102; 195 A Crim R 1 R v Carroll; Carroll v R [2010] NSWCCA 55; 77 NSWLR 45 R v CMB [2014] NSWCCA 5 R v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 R v Smith [2007] NSWCCA 100 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Attorney General for New South Wales (Appellant) CMB (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: N Adams SC, BK Baker (Appellant) C Loukas SC, B Dean (Respondent)