Huang v R [2018] NSWCCA 57

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Huang v R [2018] NSWCCA 57 Hearing dates: 24 July 2017 Decision date: 06 April 2018 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Beazley P at [12]; Hoeben CJ at CL at [92]; McCallum J at [93]; Bellew J at [105] Decision: (1) Grant the appellant leave to appeal against sentence.

(2) Appeal allowed.

(3) Quash the sentence imposed on the appellant on 9 December 2015 and in lieu thereof, sentence the appellant to a term of imprisonment of 6 years, 3 months commencing on 9 December 2015 to expire on 8 March 2022.

(4) In accordance with the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), s 19AB(1), fix a non-parole period of 4 years, 8 months to expire on 8 August 2020. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal – sentencing – whether error in consideration of offences pursuant to Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), s 16BA – whether error in declining to allow discount for utilitarian value of guilty plea for federal offence – whether sentence imposed was manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth), ss 137, 140 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), s 64A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 22 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), ss 16A, 16BA, 19AB Criminal Code (Cth), s 400.3 Cases Cited: Ansari v R (2007) 70 NSWLR 89; [2007] NSWCCA 204 Cheng v R (2017) 94 NSWLR 72; [2017] NSWCCA 63 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Director of Public Prosecutions v Lai [2013] VCC 1318 Hart v Attorney-General for New South Wales [2016] NSWCCA 71 Hili v R; Jones v R (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Islam v R [2016] NSWCCA 233 Kentwell v R (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Nash v Silver City Drilling (NSW) Pty Ltd; Attorney-General for New South Wales v Silver City Drilling (NSW) Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCCA 96 Nguyen v R (2016) 256 CLR 656; [2016] HCA 17 R v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383; [1981] HCA 31 R v Huang; R v Siu (2007) 174 A Crim R 370; [2007] NSWCCA 259 R v Qutami (2001) 127 A Crim R 369; [2001] NSWCCA 353 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 Re Attorney-General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1990 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146; [2002] NSWCCA 518 Xiao v R [2018] NSWCCA 4 Zhao v R [2016] NSWCCA 179 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jun Yu Huang (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: H Dhanji SC; S Howell (Appellant) S McNaughton SC; L Crowley (Respondent)