R v Zacharigh Eid [2017] NSWDC 76

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Zacharigh Eid [2017] NSWDC 76 Hearing dates: 23 March 2017 Decision date: 07 April 2017 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Full time custodial sentence. For Orders see [50] Catchwords: Knowingly facilitate organised car re-birthing activity Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Couch-Clark v R [2010] NSWCCA 228 Ibbs v R (1987) 163 CLR 447 Janceski v R [2005] NSWCCA 288 R v Hamieh [2010] NSWCCA 189 Hello v R [2010] NSWCCA 311 R v Tannous [2012] NSWCCA 243 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Zacharigh Eid (Offender) Representation: Counsel: S Makin (Crown) M Rumore (Offender)

Solicitors: File Number(s): 16/75813 Publication restriction: Nil

REMARKS ON SENTENCE 1. The offender is charged with one offence pursuant to s 154G of the Crimes Act 1900, that he did knowingly facilitate organised car re-birthing activity. The offence occurred between 28 January 2016 and 19 February 2016. The maximum penalty for the offence is 14 years imprisonment. There is a standard non-parole period of 4 years. 2. The offender spent five days in custody following his arrest on 10 March 2016. He has been on bail since 15 March 2016. Also charged in relation to the same course of criminal conduct were three co-offenders, Ali Nabulsi, Shadi Salameh, and Shivneil Reddy. Nabulsi had been sentenced previously by Judge Bennett of this court on 2 March 2017. He was sentenced to a non-parole period of 1 year and 9 months, and a total sentence of 3 years and 6 months imprisonment. Salameh and Reddy were subject to the same sentence hearing on 23 March 2017.