R v Jordan Betts [2017] NSWDC 124

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Jordan Betts [2017] NSWDC 124 Hearing dates: 16 May 2017 Decision date: 25 May 2017 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Term of imprisonment, suspended sentence. For orders see [55] Catchwords: Supply of prohibited drugs; firearms offences; aggregate sentence. Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: Le v R [2017] NSWCCA 26 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Jordan Betts (Offender) Representation: Solicitors: L Hanshaw (Crown) D Barron (Offender) File Number(s): 16/219039 Publication restriction: Nil

REMARKS ON SENTENCE 1. The offender is to be sentenced in respect of the following five charges: 1. Sequence 1 – Supply prohibited drug, namely, 100 3, 4‑methylenedioxymethylamphetamine ("MDMA") tablets with a weight of 26.2 grams, pursuant to s 25(1) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 ("DMTA"). The maximum penalty for the offence is a term of imprisonment of 15 years. 1. Sequence 4 – Supply unregistered firearm (not prohibited or pistol), namely, an unregistered .22 Sterling rifle with serial number 217700, pursuant to s 36(1) of the Firearms Act 1996. The maximum penalty for this offence is a term of imprisonment of 5 years. 1. Sequence 5 – Supply unregistered firearm (not prohibited or pistol), namely, an unregistered 22-250 Zavodi Crevena Zastovo rifle with serial number 35793, pursuant to s 36(1) of the Firearms Act 1996. The maximum penalty for this offence is 5 years imprisonment. 1. Sequence 6 – Supply prohibited firearm to unauthorised person, namely, a shortened shotgun to a person not being authorised to possess the prohibited firearm by a licence or permit, pursuant to s 51(1A)(a) of the Firearms Act 1996. The maximum penalty for this offence is a term of 20 years imprisonment. There is a Standard Non-Parole Period of 10 years. 1. Sequence 8 – Supply prohibited drug, namely, did agree to supply MDMA in a quantity of 53 pills, pursuant to s 25(1) of the DMTA. The maximum penalty for this offence is 15 years imprisonment. 1. There is a further offence subject to a certificate pursuant to s 166 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 as a related offence: Sequence 3 – Supply ammunition without holding a licence, permit or authority to do so, namely, did supply 20 shotgun shells without being authorised to possess that ammunition by licence or permit, pursuant to s 65(3) of the Firearms Act 1996. The maximum penalty for this offence is a fine of $5,500.