R v Greenaway [2020] NSWDC 97

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Greenaway [2020] NSWDC 97 Hearing dates: 11 June 2019 - 30 September 2019; 6 December 2019; 7 February 2020 Date of orders: 09 April 2020 Decision date: 09 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Weinstein SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate term of imprisonment for 20 years. For orders see [92]. Catchwords: Historical sexual and physical offences – offences committed within institutional setting – multiple victims - offending more serious because of abuse of authority – advanced age and declining health of offender –special circumstances – imprisonment. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Child Welfare Act 1939 Cases Cited: Brown v R [2020] VSC 60 EG v R [2015] NSWCCA 21 Elchiekh v R [2016] NSWCCA 225 Hornhardt v R [2017] NSWCCA 186 Hughes v R [2017] HCA 20 Magnuson v R [2013] NSWCCA 50 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 O'Sullivan v R [2019] NSWCCA 261 R v Achurch [2011] NSWCCA 186 R v BJW [2000] NSWCCA 60 R v Cattell [2019] NSWCCA 297 R v Cattell [2019] NSWCCA 297 R v Moon (2000) 117 A Crim R 497 R v Sopher (1993) 70 A Crim R 570 R v Spiers [2008] NSWCCA 107 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 R v Van Ryn [2016] NSWCCA 1 Texts Cited: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Noel Greenaway (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms M. Millward (Crown) Mr S. Harben SC, Mr J. Hale (Offender)