NSW Police v FA [2017] NSWLC 6

NSW Police v FA [2017] NSWLC 6

The objective and subjective seriousness of firearm and prohibited weapons offences, particularly with a loaded firearm and multiple dangerous weapons, demands a sentence of full-time imprisonment; personal circumstances including self-protection motive and uncorroborated mental health claims do not substantially mitigate; discounts are allowed for plea and assistance to authorities, but not such as to avoid custodial penalty.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
24 January 2017
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentence
Outcome
Conviction entered on all relevant sequences, sentence of full-time imprisonment with non-parole period set for firearms offence, no further penalty for drug offence, destruction order for drugs.
Legal Topics
['sentencing' 'firearms Offences' 'prohibited Weapons' 'drug Offences' 'discount for Guilty Plea' 'assistance to Authorities' 'general Deterrence' 'intensive Correction Order']
['criminal Law'] ['sentencing' 'firearms Offences' 'prohibited Weapons' 'drug Offences' 'discount for Guilty Plea' 'assistance to Authorities' 'general Deterrence' 'intensive Correction Order']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriate sentence for possess unauthorised firearm, possess prohibited weapons, and possess prohibited drug' 'Weight to be given to self-protection motive' 'Discount for guilty plea and assistance to authorities' "Relevance of defendant's mental condition to sentencing" 'Suitability for intensive correction order']

Ratio Decidendi

The objective and subjective seriousness of firearm and prohibited weapons offences, particularly with a loaded firearm and multiple dangerous weapons, demands a sentence of full-time imprisonment; personal circumstances including self-protection motive and uncorroborated mental health claims do not substantially mitigate; discounts are allowed for plea and assistance to authorities, but not such as to avoid custodial penalty.

Court Disposition

Conviction entered on all relevant sequences, sentence of full-time imprisonment with non-parole period set for firearms offence, no further penalty for drug offence, destruction order for drugs.

Orders

  • ['For sequence 10 (possess unauthorised firearm): imprisonment of 2 years with a non-parole period of 18 months, commencing 31 December 2016.' 'For sequence 12 (possess prohibited drug): no further penalty, drug to be destroyed.' 'For sequence 14 (possess prohibited weapons): fixed term imprisonment of 10 months,...