R v Alqudsi [2016] NSWSC 1227

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Alqudsi [2016] NSWSC 1227 Hearing dates: Dates of trial: 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 June, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 July 2016. Proceedings on sentence: 24 August 2016 Date of orders: 01 September 2016 Decision date: 01 September 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Adamson J Decision: See paragraph [126] Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – conviction after jury trial of seven offences under the Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 (Cth) of assisting persons with the intention that they enter Syria for the purposes of engaging in armed hostilities – principles of general deterrence and need to denounce the offending

CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – Commonwealth offence – seven offences – no statutory ratio or judicially determined norm for proportion between non-parole and total term – single non-parole period imposed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), ss 16A, 16B Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 (Cth), ss 6, 7 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 86 Cases Cited: Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 Johnson v The Queen [2004] HCA 15; 78 ALJR 616 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534 The Queen v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; 199 CLR 270 Veen v The Queen (No. 2) (1998) 164 CLR 465 Weininger v The Queen [2003] HCA 14; 212 CLR 629 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Hamdi Alqudsi Representation: Counsel: D Staelhi SC/R Glover (Crown) S Corish (Offender)