- Encouraging appropriate early guilty pleas

[2015] NSWLRC 141

New South Wales Law Reform Commission

Australia - New South Wales

Legislation Cited

s17, s19

Legislation Name	Provision
Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 (ACT)	s37
Magistrates Court Act 1930 (ACT)	s90AB
Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)	s16A, s36, s37
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 (Cth)	s6, s48
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth)
The Act (Cth)
Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)	s19, s62, s68, s72, s79
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (Cth)	s5, s5D, s6L, s50, s51, s67
Bail Act 2013 (NSW)	s4, s5, s6, s7, s16A, s17, s18, s19, s20, s23, s25, s29, s33, s34, s35, s42, s43, s44, s45, s46, s47, s48, s49, s51, s55, s71, s72, s73, s77, s79, s91, s93
Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)	s18, s20, s35, s66D, s154D, s192E
Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW)	s3, s4, s5, s6, s7, s8, s9, s10, s11, s12, s13, s14, s15, s18, s19, s20, s21, s23, s24, s28, s36, s37, s47, s50, s57, s60, s62, s63, s64, s65, s66, s68, s74, s75, s89, s91, s93, s94, s99, s102, s113, s118, s123, s128, s129, s134, s136, s139, s140, s141, s142, s143, s144, s146, s146A, s147, s148, s149D, s150, s151, s260, s289, s294A, s306M, s306ZL
Crown Prosecutors Act 1986 (NSW)	s5
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW)	s7, s8, s11, s21A, s22, s26, s27, s28, s33, s35A
Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW)	s43
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 (NSW)	s7, s16, s24, s26, s33
Evidence Act 1995 (NSW)
Local Court Act 2007 (NSW)	s3
Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW)	s2, s3, s16, s91, s93, s99, s114, s115, s117, s118
Law Reform Commission Act 1967 (NSW)	s10
Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW)	s4, s17, s40
Victims Rights and Support Act 2013 (NSW)	s4, s5, s6, s7, s13, s14, s15, s16, s17, s19, s65, s69, s91
Local Court Rules 2009 (NSW)
Bail Amendment Act 2014 (NSW)
Criminal Case Conferencing Trial Act 2008 (NSW)
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment Act 2010 (NSW)
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Family Member Victim Impact Statement) Act 2014 (NSW)
Imperial Acts Adoption and Application Act 1850 (NSW)
Justices Act 1902 (NSW)
Justices Amendment (Committals) Act 1996 (NSW)
Justices (Paper Committals) Amendment Act 1987 (NSW)
Criminal Procedure Regulation 2010 (NSW)
Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Regulation 2005 (NSW)
Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW)	s4, s6, s7, s8, s9, s11, s12, s13, s16, s17, s18, s23, s4, s31, s77
Justices Act 1886 (Qld)	s83A, s83B, s83E, s94, s95, s110B, s180
Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction Reform and Modernisation Amendment Act 2010 (Qld)	s87, s88
Justices Act 1959 (Tas)	s3, s56, s58, s60, s61, s104, s105, s106, s109
Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Vic)	s124
Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic)	s6AAA
Criminal Organisations Control and Other Acts Amendment Act 2014 (Vic)
Criminal Procedure Act 2004 (WA)	s21, s35, s41, s42, s43, s44, s45, s77, s78, s79, s80, s81, s85, s93, s94, s95, s96, s97, s98
Sentencing Act 1995 (WA)	s9AA, s31
Crime and Disorder Act 1998
Criminal Disclosure Act 2008
Criminal Procedure Act 2011
Criminal Procedure Rules 2012

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
R v Loveridge	[2014] NSWCCA 120; (2014) 243 A Crim R 31	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	4 Jul 2014	AustLII	105
Barbaro v R	[2014] HCA 2; (2014) 253 CLR 58; (2014) 305 ALR 323; (2014) 88 ALJR 372; (2014) 236 A Crim R 116	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Feb 2014	AustLII	1019
[2014] Ch 24	[2014] Ch 24	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 2014	LexisNexis / Westlaw	3
R v Hunter	[2013] NSWSC 1713	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	13 Nov 2013	AustLII	4
"A Committal Waste of Time? Reforming Victoria's Pre-Trial Process: Lessons From Other Jurisdictions"	(2013) 37 Criminal Law Journal 175	Criminal Law Journal	Australia	circa 2013	Legal Online	2
"Pressures to Plead Guilty: Factors Affecting Plea Decisions in Hong Kong's Magistrates' Courts"	(2013) 53 British Journal of Criminology 257	British Journal of Criminology	United Kingdom	circa 2013	HeinOnline / Westlaw	2
R v Kaewklom (No 1)	[2012] NSWSC 1103	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 Sep 2012	AustLII	8
Lee v R	[2012] NSWCCA 123	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	8 Jun 2012	AustLII	29
M v R	[2011] NZCA 303; [2012] 2 NZLR 485	Court of Appeal of New Zealand	New Zealand	9 Aug 2011	NZLII	9
"Bargaining with Justice: Victims, Plea Bargaining and the Victims' Charter Act 2006 (Vic)"	(2011) 37 Monash University Law Review 73	Monash University Law Review	Australia	circa 2011	AustLII	2
"Under Pressure: Women who Plead Guilty to Crimes They Have Not Committed"	(2011) 11 Criminology and Criminal Justice 77	Criminology and Criminal Justice		circa 2011		2
"The Susceptibility of Juveniles to False Confessions and False Guilty Pleas"	(2010) 62 Rutgers Law Review 943	Rutgers Law Review	United States	circa 2010	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	2
"Victoria's Legal Aid funding structure: Hindering the ideals inherent to the pre-trial process"	(2010) 34 Criminal Law Journal 48	Criminal Law Journal	Australia	circa 2010	Legal Online	5
R v Borkowski	[2009] NSWCCA 102; (2009) 195 A Crim R 1; (2009) 52 MVR 528	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	15 Apr 2009	AustLII	501
Kite	[2009] NSWCCA 12	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	13 Feb 2009	AustLII	27
(2009) 9 Criminal Law Review 617	(2009) 9 Criminal Law Review 617	Criminal Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2009	Westlaw	2
Moody v French	[2008] WASCA 67; (2008) 36 WAR 393; (2008) 50 MVR 322; (2008) 182 A Crim R 186	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	20 Mar 2008	AustLII	88
"Battered Women Charged with Homicide: Advancing the Interests of Indigenous Women"	(2008) 41 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology 138	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology	Australia	circa 2008		9
"Guilty Pleas or Trials: Which Does the Barrister Prefer"	(2008) 32 Melbourne University Law Review 242	Melbourne University Law Review	Australia	circa 2008	AustLII	2
Abdel-Hady v Magistrate Freund	[2007] NSWSC 1247; (2007) 177 A Crim R 517	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	2 Nov 2007	AustLII	14
Vagh v Western Australia	[2007] WASCA 17	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	19 Jan 2007	AustLII	117
"Effects of Individual Characteristics on Plea Negotiations Under Sentencing Guidelines"	(2007) 5 (4) Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice 59	Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice	United States	circa 2007		2
"Police Bail and the Decision to Charge: Recent Developments and the Human Rights Deficit"	(2007) 7 Archbold News 6	Archbold News	United Kingdom	circa 2007		2
"In the Interests of Clients or Commerce? Legal Aid, Supply, Demand, and `Ethical Indeterminacy' in Criminal Defence Work"	(2007) 34 Journal of Law and Society 489	Journal of Law and Society	United Kingdom	circa 2007	HeinOnline	2
R v Mak	[2006] NSWCCA 381; (2006) 167 A Crim R 159	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	30 Nov 2006	AustLII	363
Murphy v DPP	[2006] NSWSC 965	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	22 Sep 2006	AustLII	7
Sim v Magistrate Corbett	[2006] NSWSC 665	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	12 Jul 2006	AustLII	19
"Mediation by Judges: A New Phenomenon in the Transformation of Justice"	(2006) 6 Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal 351	Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal	United States	circa 2006	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	2
R (C) v Chief Constable of 201CU16A A 201DU16A Police	[2006] EWHC 2352	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2006	BAILII
R v H	[2005] NSWCCA 282	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	16 Sep 2005	AustLII	18
[2005] Hca 25; 228 CLR 357	[2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2005	AustLII	1874
R v El-Andouri	[2004] NSWCCA 178	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	18 Jun 2004	AustLII	24
"Tensions and Balances, Costs and Rewards: the Sentence Discount in Scotland"	(2004) 8 Edinburgh Law Review 360	Edinburgh Law Review	United Kingdom - Scotland	circa 2004	HeinOnline	2
"Not Necessarily a Trip to the Police Station: The Introduction of Street Bail"	[2004] Criminal Law Review 803	Criminal Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2004	Westlaw	2
R v Bunting (No 2)	[2003] SASC 250	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	29 Oct 2003	AustLII	7
R v Johnson	[2003] NSWCCA 129	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	22 May 2003	AustLII	44
Cameron v R	[2002] HCA 6; (2002) 209 CLR 339; (2002) 187 ALR 65; (2002) 23 Leg Rep C1	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Feb 2002	AustLII	841
"Difference, Disparity and Race/Ethnic Bias in Federal Sentencing"	(2002) 18 Journal of Quantitative Criminology 189	Journal of Quantitative Criminology	United States	circa 2002		3
R v Thomson; R v Houlton	[2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 115 A Crim R 104; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	17 Aug 2000	AustLII	768
"The Mischief of Plea Bargaining and Sentence Rewards"	[2000] Criminal Law Review 895	Criminal Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2000	Westlaw	4
R v Oinonen	[1999] NSWCCA 310	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	29 Sep 1999	AustLII	101
"Reform of pre-trial criminal procedure: guilty pleas"	(1998) 22 Criminal Law Journal 263	Criminal Law Journal	Australia	circa 1998	Legal Online	6
"Sentence Discount for a Guilty Plea: Time for a New Look"	(1997) 1 Flinders Journal of Law Reform 123	Flinders Journal of Law Reform	Australia	circa 1997	AustLII	5
R v Kennedy	(1997) 94 A Crim R 341		Australia	circa 1997	Legal Online / Westlaw	35
Attorney-General (NSW) v Milat	(1995) 37 NSWLR 370; 80 A Crim R 530		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1995	LexisNexis AU	36
R v Sandford	(1994) 72 A Crim R 160; (1994) 33 NSWLR 172		Australia	circa 1994	Legal Online / Westlaw	97
R v Small	(1994) 33 NSWLR 575; (1994) 72 A Crim R 462		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1994	LexisNexis AU	61
Dietrich v R	[1992] HCA 57; (1992) 177 CLR 292; (1992) 109 ALR 385; (1992) 67 ALJR 1; 64 A Crim R 176	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Nov 1992	AustLII	1608
R v Reeves	(1992) 29 NSWLR 109		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1992	LexisNexis AU	74
"Benefits of Committal Proceedings, The"	(1990-1991) 2 Current Issues in Criminal Justice 19	Current Issues in Criminal Justice	Australia	circa 1991	AustLII	2
"Committal for Trial and Pre-Trial Disclosure"	(1990-1991) 2 Current Issues in Criminal Justice 8	Current Issues in Criminal Justice	Australia	circa 1991	HeinOnline	2
"Committal Reform - Radical or Evolutionary Change"	(1990-1991) 2 Current Issues in Criminal Justice 10	Current Issues in Criminal Justice	Australia	circa 1991	HeinOnline	3
"Committal Proceedings, Pre-Trial Disclosure - Where Are We - Where Do We Go"	(1990-1991) 2 Current Issues in Criminal Justice 26	Current Issues in Criminal Justice	Australia	circa 1991	HeinOnline	2
"Race and the Probability of Pleading Guilty"	(1990) 6 Journal of Quantitative Criminology 315	Journal of Quantitative Criminology	United States	circa 1990		2
R v Zorad	(1990) 19 NSWLR 91; (1990) 47 A Crim R 211		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1990	LexisNexis AU	198
Grassby v R	[1989] HCA 45; (1989) 168 CLR 1; 87 ALR 618; (1989) 63 ALJR 630; (1989) 41 A Crim R 183	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1989	AustLII	663
R v Basha	(1989) 39 A Crim R 337		Australia	circa 1989	Legal Online / Westlaw	202
Butera v DPP (Vic)	[1987] HCA 58; (1987) 164 CLR 180; 76 ALR 45; (1987) 62 ALJR 7; 30 A Crim R 417	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Dec 1987	AustLII	225
R v De Simoni	[1981] HCA 31; (1981) 147 CLR 383; (1981) 35 ALR 265; 5 A Crim R 329; 55 ALJR 469	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1981	AustLII	1229
Barton v R	[1980] HCA 48; (1980) 147 CLR 75; 32 ALR 449; (1981) 55 ALJR 31	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Dec 1980	AustLII	699
Bordenkircher v Hayes	434 US 357; 54 L Ed 2d 604; 98 SCt 663	United States Supreme Court	United States	6 Mar 1978	WorldLII	396
133 Ch 15	133 Ch 15	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1990	LexisNexis / Westlaw	2
15 Ch 9	15 Ch 9	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1990	LexisNexis / Westlaw	2
15 Ch 8	15 Ch 8	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1990	LexisNexis / Westlaw	2
15 Ch 6	15 Ch 6	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1990	LexisNexis / Westlaw	5
15 Ch 5	15 Ch 5	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1990	LexisNexis / Westlaw	4
15 Ch 3	15 Ch 3	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1990	LexisNexis / Westlaw	2
14 VR 43	14 VR 43		Australia - Victoria		LexisNexis AU	2
6 Ch 7	6 Ch 7	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom		LexisNexis / Westlaw	3
4 Ch 5	4 Ch 5	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom		LexisNexis / Westlaw	10

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