R v Julia Demir [2017] NSWLC 27

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Julia Demir [2017] NSWLC 27 Hearing dates: 15 September and 27 October 2017 Decision date: 27 October 2017 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Magistrate P Stewart Decision: 18 month Intensive Correction Order Costs order (Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) s 215) Restitution Orders (Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) s 43(1); Victim Rights and Support Act 2013 (NSW) s 97(1)) Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Particular offences – Property offences - Dishonestly obtain property by deception – false workers compensation claims – offender not employed – offender not injured – degree of planning – course of criminal conduct – further criminal conduct to dishonestly obtain benefit from second insurer – quantum of loss – consideration of parity issues – need for general deterrence – need for specific deterrence – assumption of sentencing outcome by parties – suspended sentence inappropriate sentencing option Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 53A, 192C, 192D, 192E(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3A, 5, 7, 12, 44(2B), 44(2C), 53B, 58 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) ss 21A(2), 43(1), 215 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) s 134 Victim Rights and Support Act 2013 (NSW) s 97(1) Cases Cited: Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49 Jimmy v R [2010] NSWCCA 60 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297 McIntosh v R [2015] NSWCCA 184 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; 103 A Crim R 372 PG v R [2017] NSWCCA 179 R v de Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383 R v Doan (2000) 50 NSWLR 115 R v H (1980) 3 A Crim R 53 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111 R v Merrin [2007] NSWCCA 255 R v Purdon (unreported, NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, 27 March 1997) R v Tadrosse (2005) 65 NSWLR 740 R v Taylor [2000] NSWCCA 442 R v Thompson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309 Regina v Van Tung Luu (unreported, NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, 7 December 1984) Siddiqi v Regina (Commonwealth) [2015] NSWCCA 169 The Queen v Allred [2015] ACTSC 327 Vaovasa v R [2007] NSWCCA 253 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Fester) v Lantry (unreported, Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court, 9 December 1994) Category: Sentence Parties: State Insurance Regulatory Authority Julia Demir (defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Gow (for the prosecution) Mr M Ainsworth (for the defence) File Number(s): 2017/00035349