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CRIMINAL LAW‘Other than a heavy vehicle’, Road Safety Act 1986 s 3(1)Matters of common knowledge, Evidence Act 2008 s 144Speed limit signs, Road Safety Road Rules 2017 rr 21, 315, 316 and Schedule 2
6 charges of indecent act with a child under the age of 16; 1 charge of sexual penetration of a child under the age of 16; 3 charges of sexual penetration of a child under the age of 16; 1 charge of sexual assault of a child under the age of 16; sentence after trial; no relevant criminal history; significant breach of trust; two complainants
Use a carriage service to cause child pornography material to be transmitted to selfUse a carriage service to transmit child pornography materialUse a carriage service to publish child pornography materialUse a carriage service to cause child abuse material to be transmitted to self
Each offender pleaded guilty to trafficking in a drug of dependence, namely, methylamphetamine, in a large commercial quantity albeit that Chang’s offending spanned a period of 4 months and Tsao’s offending spanned a period of 1 montheach offender carried out the role of cook or worker at a clandestine methylamphetamine laboratory in one of three leased residential properties being used by a large syndicate for the manufacture of methylamphetamineboth offenders resided at that residential addresstotal amount of mixed substances containing methylamphetamine seized was 11,097.5 grams with purities between 1.5% and 85%
Plea of Guilty; persistent sexual abuse of child under 16 being the offender’s biological daughter; produce child abuse material for use on a carriage service; transmit child abuse material using a carriage service; cause child abuse material to be transmitted to self; sexual assault of a child under the age of 16 being the offender’s biological son; sexual penetration of a child or lineal descendant being the offender’s biological son; possessing child abuse material obtained or accessed using a carriage service; gross breach of trust; sentence above the standard sentence is warranted; sentence for both Commonwealth and State charges.
Four charges of rape, one charge of indecent assault and one charge of threat to inflict serious injury (rolled up charge)early pleayouthful offenderbackground of childhood deprivation
One charge of causing serious injury recklesslyoffender struck victim’s face with a meat cleaverfull thickness vertical wound on victim’s left side of face occasioning loss of eye and likely permanent scarringfar from optimistic prospects of rehabilitation
APPEALWhether speeding charge invalidCharge stated the date but did not state the time of day of the alleged offenceCharge misstated the place of the offence
REASONS FOR SENTENCEtrafficking in a commercial quantity of drug of dependence (methamphetamine) 2x Commercial Quantity. three priors for trafficking. Past prison terms imposed in County Court. 31 years of age now. Poor prospects. Early plea.