The Court of Appeal refused an extension of time to seek leave to appeal against an 11-year sentence for multiple sexual offences against four child complainants, including incest, rape, and maintaining sexual relationships. The Court held the sentence was comfortably within the appropriate range, noting comparable cases involving similar or less serious offending attracted sentences of 11 to 17 years, and that the sentence had been contended for by the applicant's own counsel at trial. The Court found it unnecessary to determine whether the two-year delay was satisfactorily explained given the absence of any prospect of success on the merits.
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