R v Mostafa Dib [2020] NSWDC 145

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Mostafa Dib [2020] NSWDC 145 Hearing dates: 3 February 2020; 27 April 2020 Decision date: 27 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Yehia SC DCJ Decision: The offender is convicted. Taking into account a combined discount of 30%, I impose a sentence of imprisonment consisting of a non-parole period of 12 years imprisonment commencing on 8 August 2017 and expiring on 7 August 2029, with a balance of term of 6 years 2 months imprisonment, expiring on 7 October 2035. Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Commonwealth offences — Conspiracy to import border-controlled drug — commercial quantity of MDMA — relevance of police undercover operation

SENTENCING — relevance of COVID-19 pandemic to determination of appropriate sentence — onerous conditions in custody — institutionalisation. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), ss 16B, 16E(1), 17A Cases Cited: Assafiri v R [2007] NSWCCA 159 Brown v R [2020] VSC 60 DPP (Cth) v Politopoulos [2020] VCC 338 DPP v Morey (a pseudonym) [2020] VCC 320 DPP v Tennison [2020] VCC 343 Hampton v R [2014] NSWCCA 131 Karpinski v R (2011) 32 VR 85 R v David (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 20 April 1995, unrep) R v Niass (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 6 Nov 1988, unrep) R v Renzalla [1997] 2 VR 88 R v Wai Lam Chan; R v Wai Kit Leung (District Court (NSW), 14 May 2019, unrep) Rakielbakhour v DPP [2020] NSWSC 323 Silvano v R (2008) 184 A Crim R 593 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Wong & Leung v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 Texts Cited: Communicable Diseases Network Australia, 'CDNA Guidelines for the Prevention, Control and Public Health Management of COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional and Detention Facilities in Australia' (Guideline, 31 March 2020) Corrective Services NSW, 'CSNSW Response to COVID-19' (25 March 2020) Category: Sentence Parties: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Mostafa Dib Representation: Counsel: L Crowley QC with P McEniery (CDPP) S Buchen SC with G Lewer (Offender)