REGINA v WICKS [2005] NSWCCA 465

REGINA v WICKS [2005] NSWCCA 465

Because a single non-parole period had not been fixed as required by s 19AB of the Crimes Act 1914, and the Court considered the periods of non-parole for the offences under s 50BA(1) and s 50BB(1) to be as provided in the original judgment, the orders were varied to impose a single five-year non-parole period.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
25 November 2005
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Clarification and Variation of Orders After Appeal Determination
Outcome
Orders varied to provide for a single non-parole period.
Legal Topics
['single Non Parole Period' 'federal Offences' 'variation of Orders']
['criminal Law' 'sentencing' 'criminal Procedure'] ['single Non Parole Period' 'federal Offences' 'variation of Orders']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Clarification and Variation of Orders After Appeal Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether a single non-parole period had to be fixed as required by s 19AB of the Crimes Act 1914.']

Ratio Decidendi

Because a single non-parole period had not been fixed as required by s 19AB of the Crimes Act 1914, and the Court considered the periods of non-parole for the offences under s 50BA(1) and s 50BB(1) to be as provided in the original judgment, the orders were varied to impose a single five-year non-parole period.

Court Disposition

Orders varied to provide for a single non-parole period.

Orders

  • ['For the relevant offences the respondent is sentenced to a non-parole period of five years commencing on 8 June 2005 and expiring on 7 June 2010.']