R v Fangaloka [2019] NSWCCA 173

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Fangaloka [2019] NSWCCA 173 Hearing dates: 22 July 2019 Date of orders: 02 August 2019 Decision date: 02 August 2019 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Johnson J at [77]; Price J at [78] Decision: (1) Allow the Director's appeal and set aside the sentence imposed on the offender in the District Court on 2 April 2019.

(2) Sentence the offender to a non-parole period of 20 months, with an additional term of 10 months, giving a sentence of 2 years 6 months.

(3) Direct that the sentence commence on 2 August 2019.

(4) Note that the offender will first be eligible for parole on a date 20 months after the sentence is imposed, namely on 1 April 2021. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – robbery in company – application of Henry criteria – causing actual bodily harm – wholly concurrent sentences – imprisonment to be served by intensive correction order

CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – appeal against inadequacy of sentence – misapprehension of facts – failure to give effect to expressed intent to accumulate sentences – misapplication of principle in The Queen v De Simoni – manifest inadequacy

CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – intensive correction order – community safety as paramount consideration – extent to which additional purposes of sentencing affect determination – consideration of statements in R v Pullen

WORDS AND PHRASES – "adequately punished" – "community safety" – "paramount consideration" Legislation Cited: Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW), s 158 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 5, 7, 8, 9, 66, 67, 68; Pts 5, 7, 8 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 4, 97 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5D Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 (NSW), Sch 1 Cases Cited: Davies v R [2019] NSWCCA 45 Douar v The Queen (2005) 159 A Crim R 154; [2005] NSWCCA 455 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Liao v R [2007] NSWCCA 132 Newman (a pseudonym) v R [2019] NSWCCA 157 R v Carroll; Carroll v The Queen (2010) 77 NSWLR 45; [2010] NSWCCA 55 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Geddes (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 554 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346; [1999] NSWCCA 111 R v Pullen [2018] NSWCCA 264 R v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383; [1981] HCA 31 Texts Cited: Legislative Assembly, Hansard, 11 October 2017, Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Sentencing Options) Bill 2017 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Appellant) Tevita Fangaloka (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms T Smith (Appellant) Ms M Avenell (Respondent)