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Huang v The Queen [2018] NSWCCA 57

appeal against sentence — dealing in proceeds of crime contrary to s 400.3(1) of Commonwealth Criminal Code — pursuant to s 16BA sentencing judge took into account nine additional offences, five counts of commencing to receive a designated service using a false customer name and four counts of knowingly producing a driver licence in a false name contrary to ss 140(1) and 137(1) of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth) — original sentence imposed 8 years’ imprisonment with 5 year non-parole period — guilty plea — s 16A(2)(g) — sentencing judge erred by not considering utilitarian value of plea — as such offender must be resentenced — plea entered on day trial listed for hearing — in addition case not particularly complex accordingly utilitarian value of plea not high — other offences — s 16BA — sentencing judge entitled to take into account offending conduct of s 16BA offences and nature and seriousness of that conduct — not for purpose of imposing punishment for those offences, but for purposes for which matters on a s 16BA may be taken into account including need for personal deterrence and community’s entitlement to exact retribution — rehabilitation — s 16A(2)(n) — offender engaged in employment since being taken into custody — offenders prospects of rehabilitation more positive than at time of assessment by sentencing judge — appeal allowed — offender resentenced to 6 years’ and 3 months imprisonment with 4 year and 8 month non-parole period
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