CT v R [2017] NSWCCA 15

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: CT v R [2017] NSWCCA 15 Hearing dates: 15 February 2017 Date of orders: 24 February 2017 Decision date: 24 February 2017 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Johnson J at [87] Latham J at [88] Decision: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – application for leave to appeal against sentence – seven historic sex offences – complainant aged between 6 and 10 at time of offending – whether sentence manifestly excessive – whether sentencing practice and patterns of the late 1980s taken into account in sentence – whether principle of general deterrence properly applied – whether appropriate weight given to applicant's good character and his voluntary cessation of offending – whether complainant's consent a relevant consideration – application for leave to appeal granted but appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) – ss 61E(1), 67/66A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) – ss 21A(2)(g), 44(2) Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 (Cth) Probation and Parole Act 1983 (NSW) Cases Cited: AJB v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 51; 169 A Crim R 32 Cahyadi v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 1; 168 A Crim R 41 Daniel Clayton Scott v R [2011] NSWCCA 221; 213 A Crim R 407 Franklin v R [2013] NSWCCA 122 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Kerr v R [2016] NSWCCA 218 Magnuson v R [2013] NSWCCA 50 MPB v R [2013] NSWCCA 213 Power v The Queen [1974] HCA 26; 131 CLR 623 PWB v R [2011] NSWCCA 84; 234 A Crim R 576 R v BA [2014] NSWCCA 148 R v Burns [2007] NSWCCA 228 R v Dent(Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 14 March 1991, unrep R v Nelson [2016] NSWCCA 130 Regina v Bacon [2000] NSWCCA 549; 120 A Crim R 28 Regina v Lopez [1999] NSWCCA 245 Regina v MJR [2002] NSWCCA 129; 54 NSWLR 368 Ryan v The Queen [2001] HCA 21; 206 CLR 267 Shannon v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 39 Vuni v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 171 Category: Principal judgment Parties: CT – Applicant Regina – Respondent Crown Representation: Counsel: M Ramage QC – Applicant S Hughes – Respondent Crown Solicitors: P Green – Applicant Solicitor for Public Prosecutions – Respondent Crown File Number(s): 2013/362767 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of NSW Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 19 December 2014 Before: Huggett DCJ File Number(s): 2013/362767