NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Falconer [2018] NSWSC 1765 Hearing dates: 9 November 2018 Decision date: 16 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: See paragraph [170] Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – dishonestly using position as a director to gain benefit – impact on shareholders and investing public – prior good character of limited weight – contrition genuine – plea of guilty at earliest reasonable time – very high objective seriousness – importance of general deterrence
CRIMINAL LAW – parity with co-offender – less serious – smaller amount of money taken – integral to whole offending Legislation Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth), ss 13, 19 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 184, 206B, 1307, 1309 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), Pt 1B, ss 16A, 16F, 17A, 19AB, 19AC, 20, 20AB Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), Pt 5 Cases Cited: AB v The Queen (1999) 198 CLR 111; [1999] HCA 46 Blanco v R [1999] NSWCCA 121; (1999) 106 A Crim R 303 Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) v Bulfin [1998] 4 VR 114 Einfeld v R [2010] NSWCCA 87; (2010) 200 A Crim R 1 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Munda v State of Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623; [1974] HCA 26 R v Achurch [2011] NSWCCA 186; (2011) 216 A Crim R 152 R v El Rashid (Unreported, NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, 7 April 1995) R v Hawkins (1989) 45 A Crim R 430 R v Kearns [2003] NSWCCA 367 R v Kennedy [2000] NSWCCA 527 R v Kinch [2016] NSWSC 63 R v Pantano (1990) 49 A Crim R 328 R v Sigalla [2017] NSWSC 52 R v Wilkinson (No 5) [2009] NSWSC 432 Rich v ASIC (2004) 220 CLR 129; [2004] HCA 42 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383; [1981] HCA 31 Xiao v R (2018) 96 NSWLR 1; [2018] NSWCCA 4 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina John Falconer (Offender) Representation: Counsel: S Callan/A Garsia (Crown) K C Morgan SC (Offender)
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