R v Watson [2019] NSWDC 767

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Watson [2019] NSWDC 767 Hearing dates: 26 November 2019 Decision date: 18 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Full-time custodial sentence. For orders see [162] Catchwords: Contravene Child Protection Prohibition Order; failure to comply with Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act; access and transmit child pornography material. Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Prohibition Orders) Act 2004 (NSW) Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) Commonwealth Crimes Act 1914 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Code (Cth) 1995 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Cases Cited: DPP v Haynes [2017] VSCA 79 DPP v Swingler [2017] VSCA 305 Leach v R (2008) 183 A Crim R 1 Postiglione v R (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Gordon (1994) 71 A Crim R 459 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Jessica Watson (Offender) Representation: Counsel: M Keks (Crown) Ms A Healey

Solicitors: Ms Bolas File Number(s): 19/288005 Publication restriction: Order made pursuant to s 7 of the Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 as to the identity of any victim referred to herein. S 15A of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) prohibits the publication of the name of a person if the proceedings relate to the person and the person was a child when the offence to which the proceedings relate was committed. The publication of the offender's name in connection with any offence of which she was committed as a child is therefore prohibited by S 15A.