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Case [2016] VCC 1680

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AGLC: Director of Public Prosecutions v Hew [2016] VCC 1680
Case: [2016] VCC 1680
Decision Date: 2 November 2016

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Director of Public Prosecutions v Hew [2016] VCC 1680

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Director of Public Prosecutions v Carmona [2019] VCC 1148
Citation 1

…a Wei Liu v R [2018] NSWCCA 70, Wang v R [2016] VSCA 292, Blango v The Queen [2018] VSCA 210, CDPP v Wan Fai Lam [2018] VCC 1655, DPP v Keng Hong Hew [2016] VCC 1680. Sentence:Total effective sentence of 14 and a half years' imprisonment. I fix a non-parole period of ten years' imprisonment. ---…

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Pham v The Queen [2016] VSCA 259
Citation 1

…[39][2016] VSCA 259…
Kim v The Queen [2016] VSCA 238
Citation 2

…[17]s16A(2)(g) Crimes Act . 7. The social utility inherent in your guilty plea;[18] [18]see DPP (Cwth) v Thomas [2016] VSCA 237, applied in Kim v R [2016] VSCA 238. 8. The degree to which you have cooperated with law enforcement agencies in the investigation of the offence or of other offences;[19] [19]s16A(2)(h)…
Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Vinod Thomas Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Leung Hang Wu [2016] VSCA 237
Citation 3

…[8] DPP (Cth) v Thomas; DPP (Cth) v Wu [2016] VSCA 237.…
R v Pham [2015] HCA 39
Citation 4 (Para 18)

…[36] R v Pham (2015) 325 ALR 400 at [18] – [19].…
Pham v The Queen [2014] VSCA 204
Citation 5 (Para 44)

…[37] Pham v R [2014] VSCA 204 at [44] and Attachment B to those reasons.…
Alavy v R [2014] VSCA 25
Citation 6

…[38] Alavy v R [2014] VSCA 25.…
DPP (Cth) v Maxwell [2013] VSCA 50
Citation 7

…[30]See for example Nguyen v R; Phommalysack v R (2011) 31 VR 673.…
Adams v R [2012] NZCA 515
Citation 8

…rugs in setting such quantities, but otherwise making no distinction between them in terms of maximum penalties: Adams v The Queen [2008] HCA 15; 234 CLR 143 at 146 [2]. …. [72] The following general propositions emerge from the authorities: (a)the criminality of an offender must be assessed by consideration o…
R v Nguyen; R v Pham [2010] NSWCCA 238
Citation 9

…categorisation in Nguyen and Pham. [35]) [33]Ibid [197]. [34]Cf Wong v The Queen; Leung v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 ( ‘Wong and Leung ’). [35][2010] NSWCCA 238, [109].…
DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194
Citation 10

…,[32] McClellan CJ at CL identified the following as key reference points for sentencing (and for comparing sentences) in cases such as these: [32][2010] NSWCCA 194, [267]. ·quantity; ·role; ·reward; ·assistance to authorities; ·criminal history; and ·prospects of rehabilitation.…
Guden v The Queen [2010] VSCA 196
Citation 11

…– Markovic v R [2010] VSCA 105. 14. The probability of your deportation;[25] [25](more than a possibility, and based on evidence) – Guden v R [2010] VSCA 196, but see the presumption of deportation created by s501(3A) Migration Act 1958 (Cth). 15. Delay; and 16. Principles of parsimony.[26]…
Markovic v The Queen [2010] VSCA 105
Citation 12

…mily as defined see s16A(4). Also note that there must be exceptional circumstances before this factor can be taken into account – Markovic v R [2010] VSCA 105. 14. The probability of your deportation;[25] [25](more than a possibility, and based on evidence) – Guden v R [2010] VSCA 196, but see the presumption of…
R v Onuorah [2009] NSWCCA 238
Citation 13 (Para 47)

…good character is not an unusual characteristic of persons involved in drug importation: Okafor v R [2007] NSWCCA 147 at [47]; Onuorah v R [2009] NSWCCA 238; 234 FLR 377 at [49]; (k)where offenders are not young …. the immaturity of youth cannot be claimed as a factor bearing upon their transgressions: Tyler v R; R…
El-Ghourani v R [2009] NSWCCA 140
Citation 14

…all transaction for the purpose of determining the offender’s degree of involvement in a drug-smuggling enterprise: El-Ghourani v R [2009] NSWCCA 140; 195 A Crim R 208 at 217 [33]-[37]; (m)offences of attempting to possess imported drugs are not, for that reason, in a less serious category than that of importing the…
Adams v The Queen [2008] HCA 15
Citation 15

…between those drugs in setting such quantities, but otherwise making no distinction between them in terms of maximum penalties: Adams v The Queen [2008] HCA 15; 234 CLR 143 at 146 [2]. …. [72] The following general propositions emerge from the authorities: (a)the criminality of an offender must be assessed by co…
R v Chea [2008] NSWCCA 78
Citation 16 (Para 27)

…at [12]; R v Bezan at 438 [34]-[36]; R v Mas Rivadavia [2004] NSWCCA 284; 61 NSWLR 63 at 67-68 [65]-[66]; R v SC at [27]; R v Chea [2008] NSWCCA 78 at [40]; …..”…
Sukkar v The Queen (No. 2) [2008] WASCA 2
Citation 17

…es of the importation were the same or very similar: R v Nguyen [2005] NSWCCA 362; 157 A Crim R 80 at 102 [110]; Sukkar v The Queen (No. 2) [2008] WASCA 2; 178 A Crim R 433 at 447-448 [46]; (f)as a matter of common sense, it should be inferred, unless there is evidence to the contrary, that a person who is import…
Tyler v R; R v Chalmers [2007] NSWCCA 247
Citation 18

…fenders are not young …. the immaturity of youth cannot be claimed as a factor bearing upon their transgressions: Tyler v R; R v Chalmers [2007] NSWCCA 247; 173 A Crim R 458 at 474 [98]; (l)where an offender …. is to be sentenced for an attempted possession offence, it should be kept in mind that the act of attempte…
R v Lee [2007] NSWCCA 234
Citation 19 (Para 27)

…be assessed by consideration of the involvement of the offender in the steps taken to effect the importation: R v Lee at [27];[28] [28] R v Lee [2007] NSWCCA 234. (b)problems may emerge when a sentencing court attempts to categorise the role of the offender in the drug enterprise, as in many cases the full nature an…
Okafor v R [2007] NSWCCA 147
Citation 20 (Para 47)

…at 456-457 [20]-[25]; R v Lee at [14]; good character is not an unusual characteristic of persons involved in drug importation: Okafor v R [2007] NSWCCA 147 at [47]; Onuorah v R [2009] NSWCCA 238; 234 FLR 377 at [49]; (k)where offenders are not young …. the immaturity of youth cannot be claimed as a factor bearing…
R v Nguyen [2005] NSWCCA 362
Citation 21

…another would be the amount of drug involved where otherwise the circumstances of the importation were the same or very similar: R v Nguyen [2005] NSWCCA 362; 157 A Crim R 80 at 102 [110]; Sukkar v The Queen (No. 2) [2008] WASCA 2; 178 A Crim R 433 at 447-448 [46]; (f)as a matter of common sense, it should be inferr…
R v Paliwala [2005] NSWCCA 221
Citation 22 (Para 52)

…offence is generally to be given less weight as a mitigating factor on sentence: R v Barrientos [1999] NSWCCA 1 at [52]-[57]; R v Paliwala [2005] NSWCCA 221; 153 A Crim R 451 at 456-457 [20]-[25]; R v Lee at [14]; good character is not an unusual characteristic of persons involved in drug importation: Okafor v R [2…
R v Kaldor [2004] NSWCCA 425
Citation 23

…e, it should be inferred, unless there is evidence to the contrary, that a person who is importing drugs is doing so for profit: R v Kaldor [2004] NSWCCA 425; 150 A Crim R 271 at 297 [104]; R v Lee at [32]; (g)the difficulty of detecting importation offences, and the great social consequences that follow, suggest th…
R v Mas Rivadavia [2004] NSWCCA 284
Citation 24

…e for the repeal of s.16G Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) : R v Taru [2002] NSWCCA 391 at [12]; R v Bezan at 438 [34]-[36]; R v Mas Rivadavia [2004] NSWCCA 284; 61 NSWLR 63 at 67-68 [65]-[66]; R v SC at [27]; R v Chea [2008] NSWCCA 78 at [40]; …..”…
R v Stanbouli [2003] NSWCCA 355
Citation 25

…ties are neutralised by the risk of severe punishment: R v Chen and Ors [2002] NSWCCA 174; 130 A Crim R 300 at 382-383 [286]; R v Stanbouli [2003] NSWCCA 355; 141 A Crim R 531 at 552-553 [114]; (i)involvement at any level in a drug importation offence must necessarily attract a significant sentence, otherwise the in…
R v Taru [2002] NSWCCA 391
Citation 26 (Para 12)

…based on the patterns of actual sentences, although allowance must be made for the repeal of s.16G Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) : R v Taru [2002] NSWCCA 391 at [12]; R v Bezan at 438 [34]-[36]; R v Mas Rivadavia [2004] NSWCCA 284; 61 NSWLR 63 at 67-68 [65]-[66]; R v SC at [27]; R v Chea [2008] NSWCCA 78 at [40]; …..”…
R v Chen [2002] NSWCCA 174
Citation 27

…s that the potential financial rewards to be gained from such activities are neutralised by the risk of severe punishment: R v Chen and Ors [2002] NSWCCA 174; 130 A Crim R 300 at 382-383 [286]; R v Stanbouli [2003] NSWCCA 355; 141 A Crim R 531 at 552-553 [114]; (i)involvement at any level in a drug importation offen…
Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64
Citation 28 (Para 23)

…n the offender is aware of the amount of drugs imported: Wong v The Queen; Leung v The Queen[29] at 607-608 [64]; R v Lee at [23]-[24]; [29](2001) 207 CLR 584. (e)the statements by the High Court in Wong v The Queen; Leung v The Queen do not suggest that, in an appropriate case, the amount of the drug involved in an…
R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54
Citation 29

…in the drug enterprise, as in many cases the full nature and extent of the enterprise is unlikely to be known to the Court: The Queen v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; 199 CLR 270 at 279 [19]; R v Lee at [25]; (c)it is the criminality involved in the importation which must be identified - the fact that another person may…
R v Pang [1999] NSWCCA 4
Citation 30

…importation offence must necessarily attract a significant sentence, otherwise the interests of general deterrence are not served: R v Pang [1999] NSWCCA 4; 105 A Crim R 474 at 476 [6]; (j)the prior good character of a person involved in a drug importation offence is generally to be given less weight as a mitigati…
R v Barrientos [1999] NSWCCA 1
Citation 31 (Para 52)

…of a person involved in a drug importation offence is generally to be given less weight as a mitigating factor on sentence: R v Barrientos [1999] NSWCCA 1 at [52]-[57]; R v Paliwala [2005] NSWCCA 221; 153 A Crim R 451 at 456-457 [20]-[25]; R v Lee at [14]; good character is not an unusual characteristic of person…
Leung v The Queen [2000] HCATrans 330
Citation 32

…es.[34] (The Court of Criminal Appeal subsequently made use of this categorisation in Nguyen and Pham. [35]) [33]Ibid [197]. [34]Cf Wong v The Queen; Leung v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 ( ‘Wong and Leung ’). [35][2010] NSWCCA 238, [109].…

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