R v To [2018] NSWDC 527

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v To [2018] NSWDC 527 Hearing dates: 10 December 2018 Decision date: 10 December 2018 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Norrish QC DCJ Decision: Sentenced to 2 years and 3 months imprisonment. Direct that the prisoner be released at the expiration of 1 year of her sentence upon her entering a recognizance pursuant to 21(1)(b) Crimes Act (Cth) 1914 herself in the sum of $500 to be of good behaviour for a period of 1 year and 3 months and to appear to receive sentence if called upon to do so at any time in respect of any breach within the said period. Catchwords: CRIME - Sentence – import pseudoephedrine – reckless to whether Tier 1 goods – gambling addiction – import from Vietnam - Australian citizen – former refugee – no prior convictions Legislation Cited: Commonwealth Crimes Act Pt 1B; s 16A(1)(2); Crimes Act (Cth) 1914; 21(1)(b) Customs Act 1901(Cth); s 233BAA Cases Cited: Anna Le v R [2006] NSWCCA 136 De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Hili v R (2010) 242 CLR 520 Niketic [2002] NSWCCA 425 OIbrich v R (1999) 199 CLR 270 Qutami (2001) 127 A Crim R 369 R v Palu (2002) 134 A Crim R 174 Thomson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Xiao v R [2018] NSWCCA 2 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Thi Thu To (Offender) Representation: Counsel: E Ten Kate (Crown (Cth)) E Jawas (Offender) File Number(s): 2016/00273716 Publication restriction: Nil