R v Aird [2019] NSWDC 512

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Aird [2019] NSWDC 512 Hearing dates: 23, 26 August; 13 September 2019 Date of orders: 16 September 2019 Decision date: 16 September 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Hatzistergos DCJ Decision: See [75]-[78] Catchwords: SENTENCING – Firearms offences – Assortment of weapons – Whether Offender had remorse or contrition with previous intention to hand weapons in to an amnesty – Relevance of various matters on Forms 1 – whether purposes of sentencing require public safety to be considered Legislation Cited: Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) ss 39(1)(a), 51D(2) Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 (NSW) s 7(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (No 1 of 2002) Dionys v R [2011] NSWCCA 272 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Mack v R [2009] NSWCCA 216 R v Brown [2006] NSWCCA 249 R v El Jamal [2017] NSWCCA 243 R v Howard [2004] NSWCCA 348 R v Johnson [2005] NSWCCA 80 R v Lachlan [2015] NSWCCA 178 R v Mahmud [2010] NSWCCA 219 R v Woods [2009] NSWCCA 55 Sadler v R (2001) 194 A Crim R 452 Taylor v R [2018] NSWCCA 50 R v Why [2017] NSWCCA 101 Texts Cited: N/A Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Peter James Aird (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr Karim (for the Offender)