McDowall v R [2019] NSWCCA 29

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: McDowall v R [2019] NSWCCA 29 Hearing dates: 11 February 2019 Decision date: 20 February 2019 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1]; Schmidt J at [2]; Adamson J at [3] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted.

(2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – application for leave to appeal against sentence – alleged error in assessment of objective seriousness and alleged manifest excess

CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – alleged disparity Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 7, 21A, 33A, 51B, 112, 154C, 546C Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 53A, 54B, Pt 4, Div 1A Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Elias v The Queen; Issa v The Queen (2013) 248 CLR 483; [2013] HCA 31 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606; [1984] HCA 46 McAuliffe v The Queen (1995) 183 CLR 108; [1995] HCA 37 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 R v MAK; R v MSK [2006] NSWCCA 381; (2006) 167 A Crim R 159 R v Tangye (1997) 92 A Crim R 545 Sharma v R [2017] NSWCCA 85 Unity Pty Ltd v SafeWork NSW [2018] NSWCCA 266 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kane McDowall (Applicant) Regina Representation: Counsel: S Pararajasingham (Applicant) H Roberts (Crown)