Nguyen, The Tao v R [2018] NSWCCA 176

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Nguyen, The Tao v R [2018] NSWCCA 176 Hearing dates: 25 July 2018 Date of orders: 10 August 2018 Decision date: 10 August 2018 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1]; Price J at [2]; Davies J at [42] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against sentence is granted.

(2) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – sentence appeal – supplying prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis contrary to s 25A of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) – whether extended definition of supply applies or offence is confined to actual supplies Legislation Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 3, 10, 25, 25A Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 (NSW), s 10 Cases Cited: Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (NSW) v Mutton (1988) 12 NSWLR 104; 79 ALR 509 Kelly v The Queen (2004) 218 CLR 216; [2004] HCA 12 R v Jackson [2004] NSWCCA 110 Tran, Ty v R [2007] NSWCCA 140 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary (4th ed, 2005, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd) Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed, 1989, Clarendon Press Oxford) Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Tao Nguyen (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Lange (Applicant) F Veltro (Respondent)

Solicitors: Murphy's Lawyers Inc. (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2015/82535 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 18 May 2017 Before: McClintock SC DCJ File Number(s): 2015/82535