R v Looi

Case [2022] VCC 293

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AGLC: R v Looi [2022] VCC 293
Case: [2022] VCC 293
Decision Date: 18 March 2022

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Worboyes v The Queen [2021] VSCA 169
Citation 1

…Ceissman (2001) 119 A Crim R 535; R v Barrientos [1999] NSWCCA 1; Sukkar v The Queen (No 2) (2008) 178 A Crim R 433; Worboyes v R [2021] VSCA 169; The Queen v Madex [2020] VSC 145; Brown v The Queen [2020] VSCA 60; Wyka and Gardiner v The Queen [2020] VSCA 104; Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Besim (No 3);…
Wyka v The Queen [2020] VSCA 104
Citation 2

…; Worboyes v R [2021] VSCA 169; The Queen v Madex [2020] VSC 145; Brown v The Queen [2020] VSCA 60; Wyka and Gardiner v The Queen [2020] VSCA 104; Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Besim (No 3); Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v MHK (A Pseudonym) (No 3) (2017) 52 VR 303; R v Muanchukingkan (1990) 52 A…
Brown v The Queen [2020] VSCA 60
Citation 3

…kar v The Queen (No 2) (2008) 178 A Crim R 433; Worboyes v R [2021] VSCA 169; The Queen v Madex [2020] VSC 145; Brown v The Queen [2020] VSCA 60; Wyka and Gardiner v The Queen [2020] VSCA 104; Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Besim (No 3); Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v MHK (A Pseudonym) (No 3) (2…
DPP (Cth) v Besim [2017] VSCA 158
Citation 4

…VSCA 104; Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Besim (No 3); Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v MHK (A Pseudonym) (No 3) (2017) 52 VR 303; R v Muanchukingkan (1990) 52 A Crim R 354; R v Laurentiu (1992) 63 A Crim R 402…
Pham v The Queen [2016] VSCA 259
Citation 5

…promote consistent sentencing practice throughout Australia, they are not determinative of the sentence to be imposed in any particular case. . [25] [2016] VSCA 259…
R v Pham [2015] HCA 39
Citation 6

…2010) 205 A Crim R 106; Nguyen v The Queen; Phommalysack v The Queen (2011) 31 VR 673; Alavy v The Queen [2014] VSCA 25; R v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550; Pham v The Queen [2014] 244 A Crim R 252; R v Leroy [1984] 2 NSWLR 441; R v Fraser [2004] VSCA 147; R v Ceissman (2001) 119 A Crim R 535; R v Barrientos [1999] NSWCCA 1…
Alavy v R [2014] VSCA 25
Citation 7

…9; R v Nguyen; R v Pham (2010) 205 A Crim R 106; Nguyen v The Queen; Phommalysack v The Queen (2011) 31 VR 673; Alavy v The Queen [2014] VSCA 25; R v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550; Pham v The Queen [2014] 244 A Crim R 252; R v Leroy [1984] 2 NSWLR 441; R v Fraser [2004] VSCA 147; R v Ceissman (2001) 119 A Crim R 535; R…
DPP (Cth) v Maxwell [2013] VSCA 50
Citation 8

…8 VR 288; R v Carroll [1991] 2 VR 509; R v Nguyen; R v Pham (2010) 205 A Crim R 106; Nguyen v The Queen; Phommalysack v The Queen (2011) 31 VR 673; Alavy v The Queen [2014] VSCA 25; R v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550; Pham v The Queen [2014] 244 A Crim R 252; R v Leroy [1984] 2 NSWLR 441; R v Fraser [2004] VSCA 147; R v C…
Adams v R [2012] NZCA 515
Citation 9

…Adams v The Queen [2008] HCA 15; 234 CLR 143 at 146 [2].…
DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194
Citation 10

…e to authorities; · criminal history; and · prospects of rehabilitation.” [20] Ibid [21] Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) NSWLR 1, paragraph [267]…
Guden v The Queen [2010] VSCA 196
Citation 11

…Byrnes (1987) 31 A Crim R 248; Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; Markovic v The Queen (2010) 30 VR 589; Guden v The Queen (2010) 28 VR 288; R v Carroll [1991] 2 VR 509; R v Nguyen; R v Pham (2010) 205 A Crim R 106; Nguyen v The Queen; Phommalysack v The Queen (2011) 31 VR 673; Alavy v The Queen [2014] VSCA…
Markovic v The Queen [2010] VSCA 105
Citation 12

…tencing Act 1991 (Vic), s6AAA Cases Cited: R v Moran and Byrnes (1987) 31 A Crim R 248; Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; Markovic v The Queen (2010) 30 VR 589; Guden v The Queen (2010) 28 VR 288; R v Carroll [1991] 2 VR 509; R v Nguyen; R v Pham (2010) 205 A Crim R 106; Nguyen v The Queen; Phommalysack v The Queen (2…
R v Onuorah [2009] NSWCCA 238
Citation 13 (Para 47)

…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 upon their transgressions: Tyler v…
Adams v The Queen [2008] HCA 15
Citation 14

…Adams v The Queen [2008] HCA 15; 234 CLR 143 at 146 [2].…
Sukkar v The Queen (No. 2) [2008] WASCA 2
Citation 15

…Subject:CRIMINAL LAW – Sentence Catchwords: Import marketable quantity of border controlled drug (two charges) – plea of guilty – methamphetamine – general deterrence – denunciation – condemnation – protection of the community – limited remorse – likelihood of deportation – COVID-19 delay Legislatio…
Tyler v R; R v Chalmers [2007] NSWCCA 247
Citation 16

…e offenders 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]; … .” [18] (2001) 207 CLR 584…
R v Lee [2007] NSWCCA 234
Citation 17 (Para 27)

…der must be assessed by consideration of the involvement of the offender in the steps taken to effect the importation: R v Lee [[17]] at [27]; [17] [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 natur…
Okafor v R [2007] NSWCCA 147
Citation 18 (Para 47)

…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 [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 bea…
R v Nguyen [2005] NSWCCA 362
Citation 19

…han 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 i…
R v Paliwala [2005] NSWCCA 221
Citation 20 (Para 52)

…tion 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…
Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25
Citation 21

…n Act 1901, s80; Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic), s6AAA Cases Cited: R v Moran and Byrnes (1987) 31 A Crim R 248; Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; Markovic v The Queen (2010) 30 VR 589; Guden v The Queen (2010) 28 VR 288; R v Carroll [1991] 2 VR 509; R v Nguyen; R v Pham (2010) 205 A Crim R 106; Nguyen v The Queen…
R v Kaldor [2004] NSWCCA 425
Citation 22

…sense, 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, sugge…
R v Fraser [2004] VSCA 147
Citation 23

…n [2014] VSCA 25; R v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550; Pham v The Queen [2014] 244 A Crim R 252; R v Leroy [1984] 2 NSWLR 441; R v Fraser [2004] VSCA 147; R v Ceissman (2001) 119 A Crim R 535; R v Barrientos [1999] NSWCCA 1; Sukkar v The Queen (No 2) (2008) 178 A Crim R 433; Worboyes v R [2021] VSCA 169; The Queen v Madex…
R v Stanbouli [2003] NSWCCA 355
Citation 24

…tivities 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 t…
R v Chen [2002] NSWCCA 174
Citation 25

…ckers 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…
Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64
Citation 26

…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]; … .” [18] (2001) 207 CLR 584…
R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54
Citation 27

…der 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 perso…
R v Pang [1999] NSWCCA 4
Citation 28

…rug 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 mit…
R v Barrientos [1999] NSWCCA 1
Citation 29

…244 A Crim R 252; R v Leroy [1984] 2 NSWLR 441; R v Fraser [2004] VSCA 147; R v Ceissman (2001) 119 A Crim R 535; R v Barrientos [1999] NSWCCA 1; Sukkar v The Queen (No 2) (2008) 178 A Crim R 433; Worboyes v R [2021] VSCA 169; The Queen v Madex [2020] VSC 145; Brown v The Queen [2020] VSCA 60; Wyka and Gardiner v…
The Queen v Madex [2020] VSC 145
Citation 30

…v Barrientos [1999] NSWCCA 1; Sukkar v The Queen (No 2) (2008) 178 A Crim R 433; Worboyes v R [2021] VSCA 169; The Queen v Madex [2020] VSC 145; Brown v The Queen [2020] VSCA 60; Wyka and Gardiner v The Queen [2020] VSCA 104; Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Besim (No 3); Director of Public Prosecutions (…

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