R v Wood [2019] NSWDC 778

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Wood [2019] NSWDC 778 Hearing dates: 8 – 11 October 2019 Date of orders: 11 October 2019 Decision date: 11 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: M L Williams SC DCJ Decision: Verdicts of guilty on counts 1 – 5, and not guilty on count 6: at [79]. Catchwords: CRIME — Firearms offences — Use/Possess prohibited pistol/firearm - operation of s 4A of the Firearms Act 1996 CRIME — Money laundering — Dealing with money suspected of being proceeds of crime CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial — Judge alone Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: Clout v R (1995) 41 NSWLR 312 Fernando v The Queen [1999] NSWCCA 66 Fleming v The Queen (1998) 197 CLR 250 Lowe v R (1997) 98 A Crim R 300 May v The Queen [2012] NSWCCA 250 R v Baden-Clay [2016] HCA 35 R v Winningham unreported NSWCCA 10 May 1995 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown)

Mason Wood (Accused) Representation: Ms L Hanshaw (Solicitor Advocate for the Crown)

Mr D Roff (Counsel for the Accused) File Number(s): 2018/171059

Judgment 1. The accused, Mason Wood, has pleaded not guilty, in a trial by judge alone, to an indictment containing six counts: 1. Count 1: On 31 May 2018, at East Gosford, he possessed a shortened firearm (#250991), that was not a pistol, without being authorised to do so, contrary to s 62(1)(b) of the Firearms Act 1996.. 2. Count 2: On 31 May 2018, at East Gosford, he possessed a shortened firearm (#408297), that was not a pistol, without being authorised to do so, contrary to s 62(1)(b) of the Firearms Act 1996 3. Count 3: On 31 May 2018, at East Gosford he possessed firearm namely namely, .22 Long Rifle calibre ANSCHUTZ Model 1450 bolt action repeating rifle (#1215599) not being authorised to do so, contrary to s 7A(1) of the Firearms Act 1996. 4. Count 4: On 31 May 2018, at East Gosford he possessed a firearm that was not registered, namely, .22 Long Rifle calibre ANSCHUTZ Model 1450 bolt action repeating rifle (#1215599) contrary to s 36(1) of the Firearms Act 1996. 5. Count 5: On 31 May 2018, at East Gosford, he possessed a firearm that was not registered namely, a shortened 12 gauge double barrel shotgun (#408297) contrary to s 36(1) of the Firearms Act 1996. 6. Count 6: On May 2018, at East Gosford did possess certain property namely, $4950 in Australian currency, in circumstance where that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that $4950 in Australian currency is the proceeds of crime.