R v Tak Hok Chong [2016] NSWDC 248

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Tak Hok Chong [2016] NSWDC 248 Hearing dates: 23 September 2016 Date of orders: 14 October 2016 Decision date: 14 October 2016 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Hatzistergos DCJ Decision: The offender is convicted;

The offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 8 years and 3 months to date from 9 December 2015 and to expire on 8 March 2024, comprised of a non-parole period of 5 years and 4 months and a balance of term of 2 years and 11 months; and

The offender is eligible to be released to parole on the expiry of the non-parole period on 8 April 2021. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – DRUG TRAFFICKING – not less than large commercial quantity – methylamphetamine – SENTENCING – principles of sentencing – special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3A, 21A, 22, 44 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) s 25(2) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Amendment (Methylamphetamine) Regulation 2015 (NSW) Cases Cited: Butters v R [2010] NSWCCA 1 Elyard v R [2006] NSWCCA 43 Legge v R [2007] NSWCCA 244 Mansour v R [2011] NSWCCA 28 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 R v Cheikh; R v Hoete [2004] NSWCCA 448 R v Dang [2005] NSWCCA 430 R v Huang [2000] NSWCCA 238; (2000) 113 A Crim R 386 R v Leroy [1984] 2 NSWLR 441 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353; (2001)127 A Crim R 369 Regina v Shi [2004] NSWCCA 135 Regina v Wai Thung Chu (Unreported, NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, 16 October 1998) Tiknius v R [2011] NSWCCA 215 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Mr Tak Hok Chong (Offender) Representation: Solicitor for the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Legal Aid NSW (Offender) File Number(s): 2015/3621460 Publication restriction: Nil