R v Salim Mehajer [2018] NSWLC 11

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Salim Mehajer [2018] NSWLC 11 Hearing dates: 14 June and 22 June 2018 Decision date: 22 June 2018 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Magistrate Schurr Decision: See [84]-[86]. Catchwords: CRIMINAL – Sentence – Commonwealth offences - providing false and misleading information to a Commonwealth agency – using a false document to mislead a Commonwealth agency – electoral roll - consequences of offending – top of scale of criminality – extra-curial punishment – media notoriety – injury, loss or damage – loss suffered by community - contrition or plea – partial admission of guilt and apology for some offences - mental illness – diagnosis of bi-polar disorder – unclear whether disorder had developed at time of offending – yet to obtain treatment – satisfied only full-time custodial sentence appropriate Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) ss 16A, 17A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 47(3) Criminal Code Act 1995 ss 137.1, 145.1(1) Cases Cited: Courtney v R [2007] NSWCCA 195 DPP(Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Einfeld v R [2010] NSWCCA 87 Lauritsen v R (2000) 114 A Crim R 333; [2000] WASCA 203 Miller v R [1999] WASCA 66 R v Doan (2000) 50 NSWLR 115; [2000] NSWCCA 317 R v Ehrmann [2001] QCA 50 R v Fahda [1999] NSWCCA 267 R v Harb [2001] NSWCCA 249 R v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; 46 NSWLR 346 R v Henry [2007] NSWCCA 90 R v Israil [2002] NSWCCA 255 R v Pearson [2004] NSWCCA 129 R v Tsiaras [1996] 1 VR 398 R v Wilhem [2010] NSWSC 378 R v Wright (1997) 93 A Crim R 48 The Queen v Sevastopoulos (Unreported, Supreme Court of Victoria, Crockett J, 8 October 1985) Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (prosecution) Salim Mehajer (defendant) Representation: Counsel: J W Rapke QC (for the prosecution) C Davenport SC (for the defendant)