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R v Macdonald; R v Maitland [2017] NSWSC 638 — Sentence — Barrister AI

R v Macdonald; R v Maitland

[2017] NSWSC 638

Supreme Court of NSW

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Catchwords

1. Criminal Law
2. › sentence
3. › principal offender
4. › 2 counts of wilful misconduct in public office
5. › Minister of Mineral Resources
6. › use of power conferred on him by the Mining Act to grant exploration licence to confer benefit on third party
7. › damage to public institutions
8. › importance of general deterrence and denunciation
9. › motive not established
1. Criminal Law
2. › sentence
3. › wilful misconduct in public office
4. › common law offence
5. › no maximum penalty
6. › consideration of statutory analogies
1. Criminal Law
2. › sentence
3. › accessory
4. › 2 counts accessory before the fact to wilful misconduct in public office
5. › accessory causative of principal offence
6. › motivated by financial gain

Case Details

Citation[2017] NSWSC 638

CourtNSWSC

JurisdictionNew South Wales

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Cited by6

2026R v Darmenia [2026] NSWDC 128NSWDC 128
2019Maitland v R; Macdonald v RNSWCCA 32
2018Matthews v R; New v RNSWCCA 186
2018R v ShortlandNSWCCA 34
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Relies on26

2017R v Macdonald; R v MaitlandNSWSC 337
2016R v Obeid (No 12)NSWSC 1815
2016R v TuhakarainaNSWCCA 81
2015Obeid v RNSWCCA 309
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