Hordern v R [2019] NSWCCA 138

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hordern v R [2019] NSWCCA 138 Hearing dates: 3 June 2019 Decision date: 26 June 2019 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Hamill J at [82]; Lonergan J at [85] Decision: (1) Grant the applicant leave to appeal against the sentences imposed on him in the District Court at Parramatta on 7 July 2017, limited to grounds 1 and 4.

(2) Allow the appeal and set aside the sentences imposed by Culver DCJ on 7 July 2017.

(3) Resentence the applicant as follows: (a) with respect to count 5 (contravention of extended supervision order), impose a sentence of 18 months imprisonment to date from 16 October 2015; (b) with respect to count 2 (aggravated indecent assault) impose a sentence of imprisonment with a non-parole period of 3 years 9 months to date from 16 October 2015, and a balance of term of 1 year 3 months; (c) with respect to count 4 (aggravated indecent assault) impose a sentence of imprisonment with a non-parole period of 3 years 9 months to date from 16 October 2017, with a balance of term of 1 year 3 months.

(4) Note that the first date on which the offender will be eligible for release on parole is 15 July 2021. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against sentence – aggravated indecent assault on children under 10 years old – whether offences planned – appellate challenge to factual findings of sentencing judge – application of Clarke v R [2015] NSWCCA 232

CRIMINAL LAW – resentencing – breaches of extended supervision order – indecent assaults – assessment of objective seriousness – significance of offender's propensity to reoffend – availability of extended supervision or detention orders irrelevant Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), Pt 7 Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), ss 3, 5B, 5C, 5D, 12, Sch 2, Pt 8, cl14 Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Amendment Act 2014 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 21A, 24A, 54A Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 61M; Pt 3, Div 10 Criminal Appeal Act 1907 (UK), s 4 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), ss 5, 6, 12 Cases Cited: AB v R [2014] NSWCCA 339 AB v The Queen (1999) 198 CLR 111; [1999] HCA 46 Al-Kateb v Godwin (2004) 219 CLR 562; [2004] HCA 37 Aoun v R [2011] NSWCCA 284 Archer v R [2017] NSWCCA 151 Betts v The Queen (2016) 258 CLR 420; [2016] HCA 25 Clarke v R [2015] NSWCCA 232; 254 A Crim R 150 DL v The Queen [2018] HCA 32; 92 ALJR 464 Eastman v Director of Public Prosecutions of the Australian Capital Territory (2003) 214 CLR 318; [2003] HCA 28 Haines v R [2018] NSWCCA 269 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Kyriakou v The Queen [1988] 9 Leg Rep SL 4 Lacey v Attorney-General (Qld) (2011) 242 CLR 573; [2011] HCA 10 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Owners of the Ship 'Shin Kobe Maru' v Empire Shipping Company Inc (1994) 181 CLR 404; [1994] HCA 54 Peters v R [2013] NSWCCA 324 R v Kyriakou (1988) 29 A Crim R 50 R v O'Donoghue (1988) 34 A Crim R 397 R v Strbak [2019] QCA 42 R v Windle [2012] NSWCCA 222 Sinkovich v Attorney General (NSW) (2013) 85 NSWLR 783; [2013] NSWCA 383 Skinner v The King (1913) 16 CLR 336; [1913] HCA 32. SW v R [2013] NSWCCA 255 Turnbull v Chief Executive of Office of Environment and Heritage [2015] NSWCCA 278; 213 LGERA 220 Veen v The Queen [No 2] (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Xiao v R (2018) 96 NSWLR 1; [2018] NSWCCA 4 Texts Cited: GD Woods, A History of Criminal Law in New South Wales (Vol 2): The New State 1901-1955 (2018, The Federation Press), Category: Principal judgment Parties: Timothy Hordern (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Applicant self-represented M Cinque SC (Respondent)