Le v R [2017] NSWCCA 26

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Le v R [2017] NSWCCA 26 Hearing dates: 24 February 2017 Date of orders: 06 March 2017 Decision date: 06 March 2017 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Walton J at [63] Latham J at [64] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against sentence is granted. (2) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal - trafficking a commercial quantity of a controlled drug – trafficking a marketable quantity included on a s 16BA schedule – whether sentencing judge erred in the manner in which the schedule offence was taken into account – infelicitous language but no error – whether parity principle observed – comparison of objective seriousness of offending – no error – appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) – s 16BA Criminal Code – ss 302.2(1), 302.3(1), s 314.1(2), (4) and (5) Drugs Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) – s 25(2) Cases Cited: Abbas, Bodiotis, Taleb and Amoun v R [2013] NSWCCA 115 Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518; 56 NSWLR 146 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 Hoskins v R [2015] NSWCCA 245 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26; 189 CLR 295 R v Lamella [2014] NSWCCA 122 R v Lulham [2016] NSWCCA 287 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hoang Phuong Vu Le – Applicant Regina – Respondent Commonwealth Crown Representation: Counsel: B Walker SC/S Buchen – Applicant L Crowlly – Respondent Commonwealth Crown