R (Cth) v Dakkak [2022] NSWDC 181
A custodial sentence was appropriate because the breach of the Interim Control Order occurred shortly after release from prison and involved prohibited access to electronic media containing radical material, warranting imprisonment for one year and eight months with a non-parole period of fifteen months, discounted for an early guilty plea.
- Parties
- Defendant: Radwan Dakkak; Prosecution: Regina (Cth)
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 11 April 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentencing
- Outcome
- conviction and custodial sentence imposed
- Legal Topics
- Sentencing, Breach of Interim Control Order, Terrorism Offences
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Parties
Radwan Dakkak
Defendant
Regina (Cth)
Prosecution
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the breach of Interim Control Order warrants a custodial sentence and its length
- 2 Consideration of the offender's rehabilitation prospects
- 3 Applicability of sentencing principles for terrorism-related offences
Ratio Decidendi
A custodial sentence was appropriate because the breach of the Interim Control Order occurred shortly after release from prison and involved prohibited access to electronic media containing radical material, warranting imprisonment for one year and eight months with a non-parole period of fifteen months, discounted for an early guilty plea.
Court Disposition
conviction and custodial sentence imposed
Orders
- Convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for one year and eight months commencing on 16 January 2021 and expiring on 15 September 2022
- Non-parole period of one year and three months expiring on 15 April 2022
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