R v Atai (No. 2) [2018] NSWSC 1797

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Atai (No. 2) [2018] NSWSC 1797 Hearing dates: 19 September 2018, 20 September 2018, 21 September 2018, 15 November 2018 Date of orders: 23 November 2018 Decision date: 23 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Johnson J Decision: The Offender, Milad Atai, is sentenced as follows:

1. For the offence under s.102.6(1) Criminal Code (Cth) in Count 3, sentenced to imprisonment for nine years commencing on 22 March 2016.

2. For the offence under s.102.6(1) Criminal Code (Cth) in Count 2, sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years and six months commencing on 22 March 2019.

3. For the offence under ss.11.2(1) and 101.1(1) Criminal Code (Cth), and taking into account the offence under s.102.3(1) Criminal Code (Cth) for the purpose of s.16BA Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), sentenced to imprisonment for 30 years commencing on 22 March 2024 and expiring on 21 March 2054.

4. In accordance with s.19AG Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), a single non-parole period is fixed of 28 years and six months commencing on 22 March 2016 and expiring on 21 September 2044. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - guilty pleas to three offences - aiding and abetting commission of terrorist act - fatal shooting of Curtis Cheng outside New South Wales Police Headquarters - two offences of intentionally collecting funds for Islamic State knowing it to be a terrorist organisation - further offence of being a member of a terrorist organisation (Islamic State) taken into account on sentence - Offender radicalised supporter of violent jihad - objective gravity of offences - tentative expression of remorse at sentencing hearing later withdrawn by Offender - assessment of prospects of rehabilitation and risk of reoffending - factors relevant to sentence - importance of denunciation, specific and general deterrence - substantial determinate sentences imposed Legislation Cited: Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2014 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code (Cth) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alvares v R (2011) 209 A Crim R 297; [2011] NSWCCA 33 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Besim [2017] VSCA 158 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Besim and Anor (No. 3) (2017) 52 VR 303; [2017] VSCA 180 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Fattal [2013] VSCA 276 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v MHK (A Pseudonym) (No 1) (2017) 52 VR 272; [2017] VSCA 157 Elomar and Ors v R (2014) 316 ALR 206; [2014] NSWCCA 303 Elzahed and Ors v Commonwealth of Australia and State of New South Wales [2016] NSWDC 353 Elzahed and Ors v Commonwealth of Australia and State of New South Wales [2017] NSWDC 160 Elzahed v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 103 Filippou v The Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 GAS v The Queen (2004) 217 CLR 198; [2004] HCA 22 Georgopoulos v R [2010] NSWCCA 246 Giac v R [2008] NSWCCA 280 Green v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Liu v R [2018] NSWCCA 70 Lodhi v R (2007) 179 A Crim R 470; [2007] NSWCCA 360 Mun v R [2015] NSWCCA 234 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623; [1974] HCA 26 R v AB (2011) 59 MVR 356; [2011] NSWCCA 229 R v Achurch (2011) 216 A Crim R 152; [2011] NSWCCA 186 R v Alameddine (No. 3) [2018] NSWSC 681 R v Al-Kutobi; R v Kiad [2016] NSWSC 1760 R v Borkowski (2009) 195 A Crim R 1; [2009] NSWCCA 102 R v Dennison [2011] NSWCCA 114 R v Elomar and Ors (2010) 264 ALR 759; [2010] NSWSC 10 R v Fattal [2011] VSC 681 R v Gray [1977] VR 225 R v Kahar (2016) 1 WLR 3156; [2016] EWCA 568 R v Khaja [2018] NSWSC 238 R v Khalid and Ors [2017] NSWSC 1365 R v Lamella [2014] NSWCCA 122 R v Lodhi (2006) 199 FLR 364; [2006] NSWSC 69 R v MAK (2006) 167 A Crim R 159; [2006] NSWCCA 381 R v Stambolis (2006) 160 A Crim 510; [2006] NSWCCA 56 R v Whyte (2004) 7 VR 397; [2004] VSCA 5 R v Zerafa (2013) 235 A Crim R 265; [2013] NSWCCA 222 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629; [2003] HCA 14 Xiao v R (2018) 96 NSWLR 1; [2018] NSWCCA 4 ZA v R [2017] NSWCCA 132 Texts Cited: Freiberg, "Fox and Freiberg's Sentencing: State and Federal Law in Victoria", Lawbook Co, 2014