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THOMPSON -v- THE QUEEN [2005] WASCA 223

Jurisdiction:	SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA	Citation No:	[2005] WASCA 223
Court:	THE COURT OF APPEAL (WA)
Case No:	CCA:179/2004	Heard:	3 OCTOBER 2005
Coram:	STEYTLER P MCLURE JA	Delivered:	22/11/05
No of pages:	26	Judgment Part:	1 of 1
Result:	Leave to appeal granted Appeal dismissed
Category:	D
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Parties:	GEORGE ANDREW THOMPSON THE QUEEN
Catchwords:	Criminal law and procedure Appeal against sentence Serious case of fraud Whether sentence manifestly excessive Whether sufficient weight given to appellant's mental illness Whether sufficient consideration given to effect of imprisonment on mentally unwell offender Sentences ordinarily imposed in serious cases of fraud
Legislation:	Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), s 16A, s 16G, s 29D Criminal Appeals Act 2004 (WA), s 31(4)(a) Criminal Code (Cth), s 11.1(1), s 16A, s 134.2(1) Criminal Code (WA), s 27, s 689(3) National Health Act 1953 (Cth), s 62(1)(f) Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 (Cth), s 83(1) Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 (WA), cl 2(1), Sch 1
Case References:	Anderson v The Queen [1981] VR 155 Beard v The Queen [2003] WASCA 262 Grubb v The Queen [2002] WASCA 158 Hladin v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 50 Kaye v The Queen [2004] WASCA 227 Lauritsen v The Queen (2000) 22 WAR 442 McKenna v The Queen [1999] NSWCCA 358 R v Bahntoff, unreported; VIC SCA; No 21 of 1998; 14 May 1998 R v Balchin (1974) 9 SASR 64 R v Boian (1997) 96 A Crim R 582 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Hurd (1988) 38 A Crim R 454 R v Juli (1990) 50 A Crim R 31 R v Letteri, unreported; NSW CCA; No 60497 of 1991; 18 March 1992 R v Ottobrino [1999] WASCA 207 R v Pantano (1990) 49 A Crim R 328 R v Paparone (2000) 112 A Crim R 190 R v Payne (2002) 131 A Crim R 432 R v Ramanah, unreported; WA District Court (Wisbey DCJ); IND 476 of 2005; 11 May 2005 R v Ramdhun, unreported; ACT SCt (Gallop J); SCC 92 of 1994; 3 August 1995 R v Reynolds (1983) 10 A Crim R 30 R v Richards [1999] WASCA 105 R v Scognamiglio (1991) 56 A Crim R 81 R v Smith (1987) 44 SASR 587 R v Sopher (1993) 70 A Crim R 570 R v Stitt (1998) 102 A Crim R 428 R v Tsiaras [1996] 1 VR 398 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 Caratti v The Queen (2000) 22 WAR 527 Channon v The Queen (1978) 20 ALR 1 Cooley v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 160 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321 Director of Public Prosecutions v Hamman, unreported; CCA SCt of NSW; Library Nos 60388 and 60457 of 1998; 1 December 1998 Faure v The State of Western Australia [2004] WASCA 315 Li v The Queen [2000] WASCA 340 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR…

Grounds of appeal

[14] The appellant contends that the primary judge erred in finding that the respondent had discharged the onus of establishing the matters required under the relevant provision.

[15] It was submitted that his Honour failed to give adequate weight to the evidence of the second witness, and that the findings of fact were not reasonably open on the material before the Court.

[16] The respondent, for its part, submits that no error is disclosed, and that the conclusions reached were well within the range of outcomes available to the primary judge.

Consideration

[17] It is convenient to deal first with the question of construction, as the resolution of that issue informs the remaining grounds advanced by the appellant.

[18] For the reasons that follow, we are of the view that the appeal should be allowed in part and the matter remitted for further determination.

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AGLC: Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223
Case: [2005] WASCA 223
Decision Date: 22 NOVEMBER 2005

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the case of Thompson v The Queen, the appellant, Thompson, was convicted of multiple counts of fraud and was sentenced to imprisonment. Thompson appealed against his sentence, arguing that it was manifestly excessive and that the court had not sufficiently taken into account his mental illness or the potential detrimental effect of imprisonment on his condition. The central issue was whether the sentence imposed was appropriate given the circumstances of the case and the appellant's mental health.

The court considered the gravity of the offences and the need for deterrence and denunciation. It also examined the appellant's mental health history and the impact of imprisonment on mentally unwell individuals. The court found that the trial judge had appropriately considered the appellant's mental illness and had balanced this with the need to protect the community and uphold the law. The court held that the sentence was not manifestly excessive and that sufficient weight had been given to the mitigating factors, including the appellant's mental health.

Consequently, the appeal was dismissed. The court found that the sentence imposed was just and appropriate under the circumstances, and the appellant's mental illness had been adequately considered. The leave to appeal was granted, but the appeal itself was dismissed, affirming the sentence imposed by the trial court.

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Leave to appeal granted

Appeal dismissed

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Citations

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Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223

Most Recent Citation

Fennell v Somerville [2009] WASC 214

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[2024] WASC 391 Para 2

…been enunciated in this court on a number of occasions, including Lauritsen v The Queen [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 22 WAR 442; and Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385. Counsel for the appellant also drew the court's attention to the Victorian case of R v Verdins [2007] VSCA 102; (2007) 16 V…
Kelly v The State of Western Australia
[2024] WASCA 116

…[2020] WASCA 188 The State of Western Australia v Wilson [2015] WASCA 119 The State of Western Australia v Wynne [2024] WASCA 20 Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385 Transport Publishing Co Pty Ltd v The Literature Board of Review [1956] HCA 73; (1956) 99 CLR 111 Veen v The Queen [1979] HC…
Austin v The State of Western Australia
[2023] WASCA 191 Para 3

…a v Khasay ;[20] IEB v The State of Western Australia .[21] [15] Lauritsen v The Queen [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 22 WAR 442. [16] Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385. [17] Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35. [18] Wheeler v The Queen [No 2] [2010] WASCA 105. [19] S…
Melville v The King
[2023] NSWCCA 284 Para 21

…etermined the appeals jointly, dismissing the conviction appeal and allowing the Crown appeal against sentence : VIM v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 223. The Court of Appeal concluded that the sentence imposed at first instance had failed to adequately reflect the seriousness of the offences and faile…
Cameron v The State of Western Australia
[2023] WASCA 149 Para 12

…been enunciated in this court on a number of occasions, including Lauritsen v The Queen [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 22 WAR 442; and Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385. Counsel for the appellant also drew the court's attention to the Victorian case of R v Verdins [2007] VSCA 102; (2007) 16 V…
Nannup v The State of Western Australia
[2021] WASCA 140 Para 3

…en enunciated in this court on a number of occasions, including Lauritsen v The Queen [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 22 WAR 442; and Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385. Counsel for the appellant also drew the court's attention to the Victorian case of R v Verdins [2007] VSCA 102; (2007) 16 VR…
Hiemstra v The State of Western Australia
[2021] WASCA 96 Para 5

…ralia v Khasay ;[6] IEB v The State of Western Australia .[7] [1] Lauritsen v The Queen [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 22 WAR 442. [2] Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385. [3] Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35. [4] Wheeler v The Queen [No 2] [2010] WASCA 105. [5] Smit…
Nguyen v Wyk
[2021] WASC 66 Para 10

…illness may mean that a given sentence will weigh more heavily on the prisoner than it would on a person in normal health. [22] Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35; Wheeler v The Queen [No 2] [2010] WASCA 105; Gok v The Queen [2010] WASCA 185. [23] R…
Bogers v The State of Western Australia
[2020] WASCA 174 Para 2

…principles are derived from the statements made by the Victorian Court of Appeal in R v Tsiaras [58] and R v Verdins .[59] [52] Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223. [53] F v The State of Western Australia [2008] WASCA 100. [54] Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35. [55] Wheeler v The Quee…
Walker v Saunders
[2020] WASC 229 Para 8

…illness may mean that a given sentence will weigh more heavily on the prisoner than it would on a person in normal health. [56] Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35; Wheeler v The Queen [No 2] 2010 WASCA 105; Gok v The State of Western Australia [2010]…
Read v The Queen
[2020] WASCA 56 Para 5

…anah and Beard was plainly more serious than the present case and are, for the purpose of comparison, of little assistance. [50] Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223. [51] R v Baunach [1999] QCA 207.…
Stamatopoulos v The Queen
[2018] WASCA 148 Para 2

…en ;[60] Bransby v The Queen ;[61] and Dwayhi v The Queen ; Bechara v The Queen .[62] [56] Ly v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 28. [57] Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223. [58] Ramanah v The Queen [2006] WASCA 112. [59] R v Baunach [1999] QCA 207. [60] Gok v The Queen [2010] WASCA 185. [61] Bransby v The Queen [2010] W…
The State of Western Australia v Darroch
[2018] WASCA 114 Para 2

…mental impairment in the exercise of the sentencing discretion has been explained in a number of cases in this court, including Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385; Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35; Wheeler v The Queen [No 2] [2010] WASCA 105; Gok v The Queen…
Director of Public Prosecutions v Karklins
[2018] TASCCA 6 Para 1

…no proper basis for giving general deterrence a more limited operation in fixing penalty: Groenewege v Tasmania [2013] TASCCA 7; Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223, 157 A Crim R 385.…
Mason v The State of Western Australia
[2018] WASCA 43

…1996] 1 VR 398 Squance v The State of Western Australia [2018] WASCA 25 The State of Western Australia v Malone [2015] WASCA 188 Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385…
LWD v The State of Western Australia
[2017] WASCA 174 Para 1

…ental impairment in the exercise of the sentencing discretion has been explained in a number of cases in this court, including Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385; Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35; Wheeler v The Queen [No 2] [2010] WASCA 105; Gok v The Queen [2…
MacCauley v The State of Western Australia [No 2]
[2017] WASCA 65 Para 4

…iminal Appeal and this court on numerous occasions. See, for example, Lauritsen v The Queen [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 22 WAR 442; Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385; Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35; Wheeler v The Queen [No 2] [2010] WASCA 105; Smith v The Stat…
Vucemillo v The State of Western Australia
[2017] WASCA 37

…mental impairment in the exercise of the sentencing discretion has been explained in a number of cases in this court, including Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385; Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35; Wheeler v The Queen [No 2] [2010] WASCA 105; Gok v The Queen…
Suleiman v The State of Western Australia
[2017] WASCA 26 Para 5

…iminal Appeal and this court on numerous occasions. See, for example, Lauritsen v The Queen [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 22 WAR 442; Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385; Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35; Wheeler v The Queen [No 2] [2010] WASCA 105; Smith v The Stat…
Waters v Wigger
[2016] WASC 377

…4] WASCA 210 The State of Western Australia v O'Brien [2007] WASC 292 The State of Western Australia v Thompson [2014] WASCA 108 Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385 Trinh v The Queen [2013] WASCA 258 Trompler v The State of Western Australia [2008] WASCA 265 Truslove v The State of Wester…
LCM v The State of Western Australia
[2016] WASCA 164 Para 1

…been enunciated in this court on a number of occasions, including Lauritsen v The Queen [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 22 WAR 442; and Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385. Counsel for the appellant also drew the court's attention to the Victorian case of R v Verdins [2007] VSCA 102; (2007) 16 V…
Corpus v Roseveare
[2015] WASC 165

…189 CLR 295 R v Marston (1993) 60 SASR 320 R v Tsiaras (1996) 1 VR 398 Roffey v The State of Western Australia [2007] WASCA 246 Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385 Wheeler v The Queen [No 2] [2010] WASCA 105…
Snook v The State of Western Australia [No 2]
[2015] WASCA 29

…955] Tas SR 144 Snook v The State of Western Australia [2014] WASCA 134 The State of Western Australia v Silich [2011] WASCA 135 Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385 Webster v The Queen [2015] WASCA 20 Wilhelm v The State of Western Australia [2013] WASCA 188 Wright v McMurchy [2012] WASCA…
Pilling v The State of Western Australia
[2014] WASCA 146

…a [2011] WASCA 173 The State of Western Australia v Drew [2012] WASCA 86 The State of Western Australia v Eades [2011] WASCA 157 Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385 Topic v The State of Western Australia [2013] WASCA 157 Turnbull v The State of Western Australia [2013] WASCA 5 Wheeler v T…
The State of Western Australia v Khasay
[2014] WASCA 58 Para 8

…iminal Appeal and this court on numerous occasions. See, for example, Lauritsen v The Queen [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 22 WAR 442; Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385; Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35.…
Durward v Clark
[2013] WASC 468 Para 1

…principles have been enunciated in this court on a number of occasions, including Lauritsen v R [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 22 WAR 442; and Thompson v R [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385. Counsel for the appellant also drew the court's attention to the Victorian case of R v Verdins [2007] VSCA 102; (2007) 16 V…
KWLD v The State of Western Australia [No 4]
[2013] WASCA 185

…ee [2008] WASCA 150 The State of Western Australia v Munda [2012] WASCA 164 The State of Western Australia v SJH [2010] WASCA 40 Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385 Van Doorn v The State of Western Australia [2008] WASCA 177 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 Wheeler v The Queen [No 2]…
Guerrero v Dickson
[2013] WASC 246 Para 3

…Mental illness can be relevant in sentencing in a number of different ways. The issue has been considered in Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385; F v The State of Western Australia [2008] WASCA 100; (2008) 184 A Crim R 125; Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35; Whe…
Wells v The State of Western Australia
[2013] WASCA 124

…[2010] WASCA 35 Rolfe v The State of Western Australia [2012] WASCA 169 Smith v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 176 Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223 Wainwright v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 250 Wheeler v The Queen [No 2] [2010] WASCA 105…
McNamara v The State of Western Australia
[2013] WASCA 63

…2009) 40 WAR 414 The State of Western Australia v Munda [2012] WASCA 164 The State of Western Australia v Walley [2008] WASCA 12 Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385 TXT v The State of Western Australia [2012] WASCA 28 Wheeler v The Queen [No 2] [2010] WASCA 105 Wicks v The Queen (1989) 3…
Samson v The State of Western Australia
[2011] WASCA 173

…e of Western Australia v Akizuki [2008] WASCA 267 The State of Western Australia v Higgins [2008] WASCA 157; (2008) A Crim R 302 Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385 Vagh v The State of Western Australia [2007] WASCA 17 Victor v The State of Western Australia [2011] WASCA 94 VIM v The Stat…
A v Price
[2011] WASC 121 Para 13

…sentence were less appropriate vehicles for general deterrence: R v Lauritson (2000) 114 A Crim R 333 346 ‑ 349 (Malcolm CJ); Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223. In my view, the magistrate failed to give consideration to this reduced relevance of personal and general deterrence and thereby fell into error.…
Yuksel v Marchesani
[2011] WASC 57 Para 3

…In my view, this is a case where the comments in Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223 are applicable. It was said there that, without wishing to diminish the importance of factors that were considered by the psychologist in that case and the importance of such factors on human behaviour, the sad truth is that prob…
Papas v The State of Western Australia
[2011] WASCA 3 Para 2

…The legal principles on this subject have been comprehensively addressed in this jurisdiction in the past five years: see Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385; Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35 (approving R v Verdins [2007] VSCA 102; (2007) 16 VR 269) and Wheeler…
McAlinden v Clifton
[2010] WASC 387 Para 2

…n the exercise of the sentencing discretion has been explained in a number of cases in this court over recent times, including Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385; F v The State of Western Australia [2008] WASCA 100; (2008) 184 A Crim R 125; Krijestorac …; Wheeler v The Queen [No 2] … All…
Gok v The Queen
[2010] WASCA 185 Para 5

…in the exercise of the sentencing discretion has been explained in a number of cases in this court over recent times, including Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385; F v The State of Western Australia [2008] WASCA 100; (2008) 184 A Crim R 125; Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia…
Pedersen v The State of Western Australia
[2010] WASCA 175 Para 11

…peal and this court on several occasions. See, for example, Lauritsen v The Queen [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 22 WAR 442; Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385; Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35. The effect of mental illness or psychological difficulties (falling sho…
Smith v The State of Western Australia
[2010] WASCA 176 Para 2

…riminal Appeal and this court on several occasions. See, for example, Lauritsen v The Queen [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 22 WAR 442; Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385; Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35.…
R v Baldock
[2010] WASCA 170

…Western Australia v Tran [2008] WASCA 183 The State of Western Australia v Wynne [2008] WASCA 195; (2009) 188 A Crim R 502 Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385 Vagh v The State of Western Australia [2007] WASCA 17 Vlek v The Queen (Unreported, WASCA, Library No 990153, 29 March 1999) Willi…
Wheeler v The Queen [No 2]
[2010] WASCA 105 Para 2

…mpairment is as stated by the Victorian Court of Appeal in R v Tsiaras [1996] 1 VR 398, 400, which was approved by this court in Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223 [52], save that it is not confined to a 'serious' mental impairment: Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35 [18] ‑ [19] approvi…
Butler v The State of Western Australia
[2010] WASCA 104 Para 2

…at the disorder is serious or causally related to the offending: Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 35; Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; F v The State of Western Australia [2008] WASCA 100.…
Boyle v The State of Western Australia
[2010] WASCA 97 Para 9

…There being a causal relationship between the appellant's mental problems and the offending, his moral culpability was reduced ( Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223 [52]). In taking those mental problems into account his Honour placed emphasis upon the fact that the appellant knew that what he was doing was wrong…
The State of Western Australia v SJH
[2010] WASCA 40 Para 2

…been enunciated in this court on a number of occasions, including Lauritsen v The Queen [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 22 WAR 442; and Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385. They have also been discussed in the Victorian case of R v Verdins [2007] VSCA 102; (2007) 16 VR 269, which contains a usef…
Krijestorac v The State of Western Australia
[2010] WASCA 35 Para 7

…been enunciated in this court on a number of occasions, including Lauritsen v The Queen [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 22 WAR 442; and Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385. Counsel for the appellant also drew the court's attention to the Victorian case of R v Verdins [2007] VSCA 102; (2007) 16 V…
Marshall v Martyn
[2009] WASC 272 Para 4

…In Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223 at [52] Steytler J noted that it was settled that serious psychiatric illness not amounting to insanity is relevant to sentencing and cited, with approval, R v Tsiaras (1996) 1 VR 398 at 400.…
Fennell v Somerville
[2009] WASC 214 Para 2

…eterrence was a factor that should have been accorded less weight. In this regard reliance was placed on what Steytler P said in Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223 [52] ‑ [53]: It is settled that serious psychiatric illness not amounting to insanity is relevant to sentencing. In R v Tsiaras [1996] 1 VR 398 at 40…
Speering v The State of Western Australia
[2008] WASCA 266 Para 7

…Psychiatric illness is clearly relevant to sentencing. The relevant principles were expressed by Steytler P in Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223 at [52] ‑ [55]: It is settled that serious psychiatric illness not amounting to insanity is relevant to sentencing. In R v Tsiaras [1996] 1 VR 398 at 400, Charles and…
CJ v The State of Western Australia
[2009] WASCA 42 Para 2

…that the appellant's depression was causative of her offending. Nevertheless, it was clearly relevant to the sentencing process: Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385 per Steytler P at [52] ‑ [55]. I shall return to this aspect when dealing with the grounds of appeal.…
Smallbone v The State of Western Australia
[2008] WASCA 167 Para 6

…The cases referred to by Miller JA ( Lauritsen v The Queen [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 22 WAR 442 and Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385) establish that a serious psychiatric illness not amounting to insanity may be relevant to sentencing in a number of different ways. It may reduce moral c…
Skipworth v The State of Western Australia
[2008] WASCA 64

…manah v The Queen [2006] WASCA 112 Ryan v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 267 The State of Western Australia v Collier [2007] WASCA 250 Thompson v The Queen [2005] WASCA 223; (2005) 157 A Crim R 385 Turner v The Queen [2002] WASCA 189 Vagh v The State of Western Australia [2007] WASCA 17 Western Australia v A Child [2007]…

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[2014] NZCA 388

…n (1984) 154 CLR 606 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 79 ALJR 1048 Otley v The Queen [2005] WASCA 5 Parry v The Queen [2003] WASCA 222 Pearce v The Queen (2005) 216 ALR 690 R v Barrick (1985) 81 Cr App Rep 78 R v Block [2002] WASCA 26 R v Cappadona (2001) 122 A Crim R 52 R v Clarke [1996] 2 VR 520 R v CW (2000) 111 A Cri…
Cooley v The State of Western Australia
[2005] WASCA 160

…eron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 Caratti v The Queen (2000) 22 WAR 527 Channon v The Queen (1978) 20 ALR 1 Cooley v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 160 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321 Director of Public Prosecutions v Hamman, unreported; CCA SCt of NSW; Library Nos 60388 and 60457 of 1998; 1…
Markarian v The Queen
[2005] HCA 25

…998 Faure v The State of Western Australia [2004] WASCA 315 Li v The Queen [2000] WASCA 340 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 79 ALJR 1048 Otley v The Queen [2005] WASCA 5 Parry v The Queen [2003] WASCA 222 Pearce v The Queen (2005) 216 ALR 690 R v Barrick (1985) 81 Cr App Rep 78 R v Blo…
Pearce v The Queen
[2005] WASCA 74

…340 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 79 ALJR 1048 Otley v The Queen [2005] WASCA 5 Parry v The Queen [2003] WASCA 222 Pearce v The Queen (2005) 216 ALR 690 R v Barrick (1985) 81 Cr App Rep 78 R v Block [2002] WASCA 26 R v Cappadona (2001) 122 A Crim R 52 R v Clarke [1996] 2 VR 520 R v CW (200…
Hladin v The State of Western Australia
[2005] WASCA 50

…Anderson v The Queen [1981] VR 155 Beard v The Queen [2003] WASCA 262 Grubb v The Queen [2002] WASCA 158 Hladin v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 50 Kaye v The Queen [2004] WASCA 227 Lauritsen v The Queen (2000) 22 WAR 442 McKenna v The Queen [1999] NSWCCA 358 R v Bahntoff, unreported; VIC SCA; No 21 o…
Otley v The Queen
[2005] WASCA 5

…Anderson v The Queen [1981] VR 155 Beard v The Queen [2003] WASCA 262 Grubb v The Queen [2002] WASCA 158 Hladin v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 50 Kaye v The Queen [2004] WASCA 227 Lauritsen v The Queen (2000) 22 WAR 442 McKenna v The Queen [1999] NSWCCA 358 R v Bahntoff, unreported; VIC SCA; No 21…
Faure v The State of Western Australia
[2004] WASCA 315

…Public Prosecutions v Hamman, unreported; CCA SCt of NSW; Library Nos 60388 and 60457 of 1998; 1 December 1998 Faure v The State of Western Australia [2004] WASCA 315 Li v The Queen [2000] WASCA 340 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 79 ALJR 1048 Otley v The Queen [2005] WASCA 5 Parry…
Kaye v The Queen
[2004] WASCA 227

…VR 155 Beard v The Queen [2003] WASCA 262 Grubb v The Queen [2002] WASCA 158 Hladin v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 50 Kaye v The Queen [2004] WASCA 227 Lauritsen v The Queen (2000) 22 WAR 442 McKenna v The Queen [1999] NSWCCA 358 R v Bahntoff, unreported; VIC SCA; No 21 of 1998; 14 May 1998 R v Balch…
Beard v The Queen
[2003] WASCA 262

…Anderson v The Queen [1981] VR 155 Beard v The Queen [2003] WASCA 262 Grubb v The Queen [2002] WASCA 158 Hladin v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 50 Kaye v The Queen [2004] WASCA 227 Lauritsen v The Queen (2000) 22 WAR 442 McKenna v The Queen [1999] NSWCCA 358 R v Bahntoff, unreported; VIC SCA; No 21 of…
Parry v The Queen
[2003] WASCA 222

…een [2000] WASCA 340 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 79 ALJR 1048 Otley v The Queen [2005] WASCA 5 Parry v The Queen [2003] WASCA 222 Pearce v The Queen (2005) 216 ALR 690 R v Barrick (1985) 81 Cr App Rep 78 R v Block [2002] WASCA 26 R v Cappadona (2001) 122 A Crim R 52 R v Clarke […
R v Poon
[2003] NSWCCA 42

…00] WASCA 10 R v El Karhani (1990) 51 A Crim R 123 R v Holland [2002] WASCA 265 R v Niketic [2002] NSWCCA 425 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Poon (2003) 56 NSWLR 284 R v Ruggiero (1998) 104 A Crim R 358 R v Saveka (2001) 124 A Crim R 74 R v Suarez-Mejia (2002) 131 A Crim R 564 R v Willard (2001) 120 A Crim R 450 R…
R v Niketic
[2002] NSWCCA 425

…6] 2 VR 520 R v CW (2000) 111 A Crim R 287 R v Dalgety [2000] WASCA 10 R v El Karhani (1990) 51 A Crim R 123 R v Holland [2002] WASCA 265 R v Niketic [2002] NSWCCA 425 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Poon (2003) 56 NSWLR 284 R v Ruggiero (1998) 104 A Crim R 358 R v Saveka (2001) 124 A Crim R 74 R v Suarez-Mejia (…
R v Holland
[2002] WASCA 265

…2 A Crim R 52 R v Clarke [1996] 2 VR 520 R v CW (2000) 111 A Crim R 287 R v Dalgety [2000] WASCA 10 R v El Karhani (1990) 51 A Crim R 123 R v Holland [2002] WASCA 265 R v Niketic [2002] NSWCCA 425 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Poon (2003) 56 NSWLR 284 R v Ruggiero (1998) 104 A Crim R 358 R v Saveka (2001) 124…
R v Black
[2002] WASCA 26

…ley v The Queen [2005] WASCA 5 Parry v The Queen [2003] WASCA 222 Pearce v The Queen (2005) 216 ALR 690 R v Barrick (1985) 81 Cr App Rep 78 R v Block [2002] WASCA 26 R v Cappadona (2001) 122 A Crim R 52 R v Clarke [1996] 2 VR 520 R v CW (2000) 111 A Crim R 287 R v Dalgety [2000] WASCA 10 R v El Karhani (1990) 51 A…
Cameron v the Queen
[2002] HCA 6

…io (1991) 56 A Crim R 81 R v Smith (1987) 44 SASR 587 R v Sopher (1993) 70 A Crim R 570 R v Stitt (1998) 102 A Crim R 428 R v Tsiaras [1996] 1 VR 398 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 Caratti v The Queen (2000) 22 WAR 527 Channon v The Queen (1978) 20 ALR 1 Cooley v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 160 Dinsda…
Wong v The Queen
[2001] HCA 64

…WA; Library No 980616; 28 October 1998 Watson v The Queen [2000] WASCA 119 Wilkie v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 156 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584…
Caratti v the Queen P86/2000
[2000] HCATrans 695

…7) 44 SASR 587 R v Sopher (1993) 70 A Crim R 570 R v Stitt (1998) 102 A Crim R 428 R v Tsiaras [1996] 1 VR 398 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 Caratti v The Queen (2000) 22 WAR 527 Channon v The Queen (1978) 20 ALR 1 Cooley v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 160 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321 Direc…
Li v The Queen
[2000] WASCA 340

…reported; CCA SCt of NSW; Library Nos 60388 and 60457 of 1998; 1 December 1998 Faure v The State of Western Australia [2004] WASCA 315 Li v The Queen [2000] WASCA 340 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 79 ALJR 1048 Otley v The Queen [2005] WASCA 5 Parry v The Queen [2003] WASCA 222 Pea…
Dinsdale v The Queen
[2000] HCA 54

…ratti v The Queen (2000) 22 WAR 527 Channon v The Queen (1978) 20 ALR 1 Cooley v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 160 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321 Director of Public Prosecutions v Hamman, unreported; CCA SCt of NSW; Library Nos 60388 and 60457 of 1998; 1 December 1998 Faure v The State of Weste…
Lauritsen v R
[2000] WASCA 203

…62 Grubb v The Queen [2002] WASCA 158 Hladin v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 50 Kaye v The Queen [2004] WASCA 227 Lauritsen v The Queen (2000) 22 WAR 442 McKenna v The Queen [1999] NSWCCA 358 R v Bahntoff, unreported; VIC SCA; No 21 of 1998; 14 May 1998 R v Balchin (1974) 9 SASR 64 R v Boian (1997) 96…
Watson v The Queen
[2000] WASCA 119

…3 A Crim R 48 R v Wright (1994) 74 A Crim R 152 Symonds v The Queen, unreported; CCA SCt of WA; Library No 980616; 28 October 1998 Watson v The Queen [2000] WASCA 119 Wilkie v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 156 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584…
R v Dalgety
[2000] WASCA 10

…81 Cr App Rep 78 R v Block [2002] WASCA 26 R v Cappadona (2001) 122 A Crim R 52 R v Clarke [1996] 2 VR 520 R v CW (2000) 111 A Crim R 287 R v Dalgety [2000] WASCA 10 R v El Karhani (1990) 51 A Crim R 123 R v Holland [2002] WASCA 265 R v Niketic [2002] NSWCCA 425 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Poon (2003) 56 NS…
McKenna v The Queen
[1999] NSWCCA 358

…Hladin v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 50 Kaye v The Queen [2004] WASCA 227 Lauritsen v The Queen (2000) 22 WAR 442 McKenna v The Queen [1999] NSWCCA 358 R v Bahntoff, unreported; VIC SCA; No 21 of 1998; 14 May 1998 R v Balchin (1974) 9 SASR 64 R v Boian (1997) 96 A Crim R 582 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Cr…
R v Ottobrino
[1999] WASCA 207

…m R 67 R v Hurd (1988) 38 A Crim R 454 R v Juli (1990) 50 A Crim R 31 R v Letteri, unreported; NSW CCA; No 60497 of 1991; 18 March 1992 R v Ottobrino [1999] WASCA 207 R v Pantano (1990) 49 A Crim R 328 R v Paparone (2000) 112 A Crim R 190 R v Payne (2002) 131 A Crim R 432 R v Ramanah, unreported; WA District Court…
R v Olbrich
[1999] HCA 54

…A Crim R 287 R v Dalgety [2000] WASCA 10 R v El Karhani (1990) 51 A Crim R 123 R v Holland [2002] WASCA 265 R v Niketic [2002] NSWCCA 425 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Poon (2003) 56 NSWLR 284 R v Ruggiero (1998) 104 A Crim R 358 R v Saveka (2001) 124 A Crim R 74 R v Suarez-Mejia (2002) 131 A Crim R 564 R v Will…
R v Richards
[1999] WASCA 105

…D 476 of 2005; 11 May 2005 R v Ramdhun, unreported; ACT SCt (Gallop J); SCC 92 of 1994; 3 August 1995 R v Reynolds (1983) 10 A Crim R 30 R v Richards [1999] WASCA 105 R v Scognamiglio (1991) 56 A Crim R 81 R v Smith (1987) 44 SASR 587 R v Sopher (1993) 70 A Crim R 570 R v Stitt (1998) 102 A Crim R 428 R v Tsiaras […
R v Jiminez
[1999] NSWCCA 7

…cognamiglio (1991) 56 A Crim R 81 R v Smith (1987) 44 SASR 587 R v Sopher (1993) 70 A Crim R 570 R v Stitt (1998) 102 A Crim R 428 R v Tsiaras [1996] 1 VR 398 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 Caratti v The Queen (2000) 22 WAR 527 Channon v The Queen (1978) 20 ALR 1 Cooley v The State of Western Austra…
Channon v The Queen
[1978] FCA 16

…(1998) 102 A Crim R 428 R v Tsiaras [1996] 1 VR 398 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 Caratti v The Queen (2000) 22 WAR 527 Channon v The Queen (1978) 20 ALR 1 Cooley v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 160 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321 Director of Public Prosecutions v Hamman, unreported…
Lowe v R
[1984] HCA 46

…Nos 60388 and 60457 of 1998; 1 December 1998 Faure v The State of Western Australia [2004] WASCA 315 Li v The Queen [2000] WASCA 340 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 79 ALJR 1048 Otley v The Queen [2005] WASCA 5 Parry v The Queen [2003] WASCA 222 Pearce v The Queen (2005) 216 ALR 690 R…
243 ALR 273; 67 ATR 178Caratti v The Queen
[2000] WASCA 279

…opher (1993) 70 A Crim R 570 R v Stitt (1998) 102 A Crim R 428 R v Tsiaras [1996] 1 VR 398 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 Caratti v The Queen (2000) 22 WAR 527 Channon v The Queen (1978) 20 ALR 1 Cooley v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 160 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321 Director of Publ…
Grubb v The Queen
[2002] WASCA 158

…Anderson v The Queen [1981] VR 155 Beard v The Queen [2003] WASCA 262 Grubb v The Queen [2002] WASCA 158 Hladin v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 50 Kaye v The Queen [2004] WASCA 227 Lauritsen v The Queen (2000) 22 WAR 442 McKenna v The Queen [1999] NSWCCA 358 R v Bahntoff, unreported; VIC SCA; No 21 of…
Wilkie v The State of Western Australia
[2005] WASCA 156

…The Queen, unreported; CCA SCt of WA; Library No 980616; 28 October 1998 Watson v The Queen [2000] WASCA 119 Wilkie v The State of Western Australia [2005] WASCA 156 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584…

Legislation cited in this decision · 5

Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)
16A 2 mentions
Criminal Appeals Act 2004 (WA)
31(4)(a) 2 mentions
National Health Act 1953 (Cth)
62(1)(f) 2 mentions
Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 (Cth)
83(1) 1 mention
Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 (WA)
1 mention