R v Fuller (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1351

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Fuller (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1351 Hearing dates: 18 November 2016 Date of orders: 20 October 2017 Decision date: 20 October 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Rothman J Decision: Order (3) issued on 14 June 2016 is deleted and, in lieu thereof, the following varied sentence is imposed and order substituted:

"(3) Sentence imposed of a non-parole period of 18 years' and 4 months imprisonment commencing 4 March 2015 and concluding 3 July 2033, with a balance of term of 6 years' and 2 months concluding 3 September 2039." Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence imposed – miscalculation rendering sentence inconsistent with Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 – s 44 and s 43 – operation of s 43 of the Act;

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – miscalculation – ration 70:30, not 75:25 – operation of "slip rule" Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, ss 43, 44 Supreme Court Act 1970, s 69(4) Cases Cited: Achurch v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 141; 236 A Crim R 427; [2014] HCA 10 Achurch v R (No 2) (2013) 84 NSWLR 328; [2013] NSWCCA 117 Bailey v Marinoff (1971) 125 CLR 529; [1971] HCA 49 Burrell v The Queen (2008) 238 CLR 218; [2008] HCA 34 Bungie, Scott v R; Bungie, Robert v R [2015] NSWCCA 9 Darlow v Shuttleworth [1902] 1 KB 721 DJL v Central Authority (2000) 201 CLR 226; [2000] HCA 17 Farah Construction Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89; [2007] HCA 22 Haset Sali v SPC Ltd (1993) 116 ALR 625; [1993] HCA 47 Kirk v Industrial Relations Commission; Kirk Group Holdings Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Childs) (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Kostas & Anor v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd trading as Home Owners Warranty & Anor [2007] NSWSC 315 Peterborough v Overseers of the Parish of Wilsthorpe (1883) 12 QBD 1 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Marbury v Madison 5 U.S. 137 (1803) Maxwell v Keun [1928] 1 KB 645 R v Fuller [2016] NSWSC 815 R v Jones; R v Hili (No 2) (2010) 79 NSWLR 143; [2010] NSWCCA 195 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] HCA 34 Wise v R [2006] NSWCCA 264 Texts Cited: Sawer, "Error of Law on the Face of an Administrative Record", (1956) 3 University of Western Australia Annual Law Review 24 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Owen Junior Fuller (Offender) Representation: Counsel: M Pincott (Crown) E Wilson SC (Offender)