Hay v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2020] NSWCA 75

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hay v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2020] NSWCA 75 Hearing dates: 17 April 2020 Date of orders: 24 April 2020 Decision date: 24 April 2020 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Macfarlan JA at [6]; White JA at [33] Decision: Summons dismissed with costs. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW – application for judicial review of District Court decision resentencing applicant on an appeal from the Local Court – whether unreasonable for District Court to have taken into account specific deterrence – Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li – whether District Court failed to consider alternatives to custodial sentence and whether sentence of imprisonment should be served by way of an ICO Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) District Court Act 1973 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Ex parte Lovell; Re Buckley (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 153 Lazarus v Independent Commission Against Corruption (2019) 367 ALR 274; [2019] NSWCA 100 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 R v J C E [2000] NSWCCA 498; 120 A Crim R 18 R v Pickett [2010] NSWCCA 273 R v Saldaneri [2001] NSWCCA 480 R v Speechley [2012] NSWCCA 130; 221 A Crim R 175 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 You, Jae Bok v R [2020] NSWCCA 71 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Garry Henry Hay (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (First Respondent) District Court of New South Wales (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr G D Wendler (Applicant) Mr D Kell SC / Ms E Jones (First Respondent) Submitting appearance (Second Respondent)