The Queensland Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against conviction and refused leave to appeal against sentence in a child sexual offences case. The Court considered whether conflicting evidence from child witnesses constituted gratuitous concurrence, whether the absence of medical evidence or fresh complaint was significant, and whether the conviction was unsafe without corroboration, resolving each issue against the appellant on the facts. The Court also addressed whether sentences imposed for each count constituted double punishment for the same acts and whether Part 9A of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 applied to offences committed prior to 1 July 1997.
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