R v Curtis (No 3) [2016] NSWSC 866

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Curtis (No 3) [2016] NSWSC 866 Hearing dates: Dates of trial: 11, 12, 16,18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 May; 1, 2 June 2016.Proceedings on sentence: 17 June 2016. Date of orders: 24 June 2016 Decision date: 24 June 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McCallum J Decision: Offender convicted of the offence of conspiracy to commit an offence of insider procuring contrary to ss 1311(1)(a) and 1043A(1)(d) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and sentenced to a term of imprisonment for two years commencing on 24 June 2016 and expiring on 23 June 2018 with a recognisance release order directing his release after serving one year of imprisonment. Catchwords: CRIME – sentence – conspiracy to commit an offence of insider procuring – where offending assessed to be of high objective seriousness – significance of delay – primacy to be given to punishment and general deterrence Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code (Cth), s 11.5(1) Cases Cited: Hartman v R [2011] NSWCCA 261 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45 Kamay v R [2015] VSCA 296 Khoo v R [2013] NSWCCA 323 R v Curtis (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 795 R v De Silva [2011] NSWSC 243 R v Einfeld [2009] NSWSC 119 R v El Rashid Unreported, NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, 60682 of 1994, 7 April 1995 R v Fowler [2003] NSWCCA 321;151 A Crim R 166 R v Fysh [2012] NSWSC 1587 R v Glynatsis [2013] NSWCCA 131 R v Joffe & Stromer [2015] NSWSC 741; 106 ASCR 525 R v Kennedy [2000] NSWCC 527 R v Pantano (1990) 49 A Crim R 328 at 330. R v Rivkin [2004] NSWCCA 7; (2004) 184 FLR 365 R v Whilhelm [2010] NSWSC 378 R v Xiao [2016] NSWSC 240 at [90] R v Zerafa [2013] NSWCCA 222 Savvas v The Queen (1995) 183 CLR 1 Scook v The Queen [2008] WASCA 114 Category: Sentence Parties: Oliver Peter Curtis (Offender) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: M Thangaraj SC, R Higgins (Offender) D Staehli SC, L Crowley (Crown)