Xiao v R

(2018) 96 NSWLR 1; [2018] NSWCCA 4

NSW Court of Criminal Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Criminal Law
2. › Sentencing
3. › Federal offences
4. › Guilty plea
5. › Utilitarian value of guilty plea
6. › Whether s 16A(2)(g) of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) requires consideration of utilitarian value
7. › Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), s 16A(2)(g)
1. Criminal Law
2. › Sentencing
3. › Federal offences
4. › Objective seriousness
5. › Insider trading
6. › Whether sentencing judge erred in assessment of aggravating features
7. › Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 1043A, 1311
1. Criminal Law
2. › Sentencing
3. › Parity
4. › Co-offenders
5. › Whether justifiable sense of grievance
6. › Whether disparity in sentences unjustifiable
1. Criminal Law
2. › Sentencing
3. › Federal offences
4. › Non-parole period
5. › Single non-parole period for multiple federal offences
6. › Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), s 19AB(1)

Quick Take

Section 16A(2)(g) of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) requires a sentencing court to take into account the utilitarian value of a guilty plea when sentencing for federal offences. Tyler v The Queen (2007) 173 A Crim R 458 is no longer to be followed on this point. The approach in DPP (Cth) v Thomas [2016] VSCA 237 is to be preferred. While it is desirable that the discount for a guilty plea be specified, failure to do so does not of itself amount to error.