"The Fallacy of Punishing Offenders for the Deeds of Others: An Argument for Abolishing Offence Prevalence as a Sentencing Aggravating Consideration"

(2016) 38 Sydney Law Review 23

Bagaric, Mirko; Alexander, Theo

Sydney Law Review

Australia

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 (ACT)	s7
Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)	s16A
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW)	s3A
Sentencing Act 1995 (NT)
Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld)	s9
Sentencing Act 1997 (Tas)	s3
Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic)	s5, s5

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Filippou v R	[2015] HCA 29; (2015) 256 CLR 47; (2015) 323 ALR 33; (2015) 89 ALJR 776; 253 A Crim R 126	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Aug 2015	AustLII	501
R v Porte	[2015] NSWCCA 174; (2015) 252 A Crim R 294	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	2 Jul 2015	AustLII	160
Primmer v R	[2015] NSWCCA 155; (2015) 71 MVR 300	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	25 Jun 2015	AustLII	7
Western Australia v Smith	[2015] WASCA 87; (2015) 250 A Crim R 468	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	4 May 2015	AustLII	17
Hall v Tasmania	[2015] TASCCA 6	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	15 Apr 2015	AustLII	23
Western Australia v Ghilardi	[2015] WASCA 61	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	23 Mar 2015	AustLII	14
Western Australia v Baldini	[2015] WASCA 39; (2015) 249 A Crim R 198	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	6 Mar 2015	AustLII	29
Oxenham v Western Australia	[2015] WASCA 30	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	18 Feb 2015	AustLII	12
R v Violi	[2015] SASCFC 2	Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court	Australia - South Australia	22 Jan 2015	AustLII	13
R v Levy	(2015) 122 SASR 445	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 2015	Legal Online / Westlaw	8
R v Cavanagh-Novelli	[2014] NTCCA 21	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - Northern Territory	19 Dec 2014	AustLII	7
R v Davidson	[2014] QCA 348	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	19 Dec 2014	AustLII	5
Rodi v Western Australia (No 2)	[2014] WASCA 233	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	15 Dec 2014	AustLII	17
DPP v Russell	[2014] VSCA 308; (2014) 44 VR 471; (2014) 246 A Crim R 494	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	2 Dec 2014	AustLII	42
Matthews v R	[2014] VSCA 291; (2014) 44 VR 280; (2014) 246 A Crim R 193	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	19 Nov 2014	AustLII	44
Western Australia v McCarthy	[2014] WASCA 210; (2014) 246 A Crim R 86	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	14 Nov 2014	AustLII	16
R v Sward	[2014] NSWCCA 259	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	14 Nov 2014	AustLII	3
R v Barnes	[2014] SASCFC 79	Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court	Australia - South Australia	18 Jul 2014	AustLII	3
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	106
Wootton v R	[2014] NSWCCA 86; (2014) 241 A Crim R 256	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	21 May 2014	AustLII	7
Pickett v Tasmania	[2014] TASCCA 1	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	14 Mar 2014	AustLII	4
Heathcote (a pseudonym) v R	[2014] VSCA 37	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	13 Mar 2014	AustLII	46
TS v R	[2014] VSCA 24	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	21 Feb 2014	AustLII	5
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	1033
DPP v CSS	[2013] TASCCA 10	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	8 Oct 2013	AustLII	57
R v Nozuhur	[2013] SASCFC 81	Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court	Australia - South Australia	15 Aug 2013	AustLII	19
Dragojlovic v R	[2013] VSCA 151; (2013) 40 VR 71; (2013) 230 A Crim R 226	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	20 Jun 2013	AustLII	16
Tanner v Western Australia	[2013] WASCA 142	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	7 Jun 2013	AustLII	25
Mokbel v R	[2013] VSCA 118; (2013) 40 VR 625; (2013) 230 A Crim R 523	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	17 May 2013	AustLII	28
R v Briggs	[2013] QCA 110	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	14 May 2013	AustLII	4
Jie Zhu v R	[2013] VSCA 102; (2013) 38 VR 77	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	3 May 2013	AustLII	11
Conley v Western Australia	[2013] WASCA 95	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	12 Apr 2013	AustLII	12
Buksh v R	[2013] NSWCCA 60	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	11 Apr 2013	AustLII	3
R v CBG	[2013] QCA 44	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	15 Mar 2013	AustLII	11
Hudd v R	[2013] NSWCCA 57	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	15 Mar 2013	AustLII	9
DPP v Anderson	[2013] VSCA 45; (2013) 228 A Crim R 128	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	7 Mar 2013	AustLII	34
Phan v R	[2013] NSWCCA 49	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	5 Mar 2013	AustLII	3
R v Renwick & Johnston	[2013] NTCCA 3	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - Northern Territory	21 Feb 2013	AustLII	6
Ah v R	[2013] NSWCCA 32	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	21 Feb 2013	AustLII	2
"Pursuing Consistency in an Individual Sentencing Framework: If You Know Where You ’ re Going, How Do You Know When You ’ ve Got There?"	(2013) 76 Law and Contemporary Problems 265	Law and Contemporary Problems	United States	circa 2013	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	5
Hogarth v R	[2012] VSCA 302; (2012) 37 VR 658	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	18 Dec 2012	AustLII	290
Butler v Western Australia	[2012] WASCA 249	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	29 Nov 2012	AustLII	27
Chol v R	[2012] VSCA 204	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	31 Aug 2012	AustLII	2
Zamfirescu v R	[2012] VSCA 157	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	25 Jul 2012	AustLII	12
DPP v Hill	[2012] VSCA 144; (2012) 223 A Crim R 285	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	29 Jun 2012	AustLII	29
Pesa v R	[2012] VSCA 109	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	4 Jun 2012	AustLII	21
R v Bachra	[2012] SASCFC 31	Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court	Australia - South Australia	4 Apr 2012	AustLII	3
R v Vella	[2012] NSWDC 263	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	2 Mar 2012	AustLII	2
Crosswell v Tasmania	[2012] TASCCA 1	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	25 Jan 2012	AustLII	11
DPP v t	[2012] TASCCA 15; 21 Tas R 442	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	circa 2012	AustLII	6
Azzopardi v R	[2011] VSCA 372; (2011) 35 VR 43; (2011) 219 A Crim R 369	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	18 Nov 2011	AustLII	669
R v Pickard	[2011] SASCFC 134	Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court	Australia - South Australia	11 Nov 2011	AustLII	19
DPP v Nop	[2011] TASCCA 15	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	27 Oct 2011	AustLII	19
R v Marien	[2011] SASCFC 116	Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court	Australia - South Australia	26 Oct 2011	AustLII	12
Papertalk v Western Australia	[2011] WASCA 229	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	24 Oct 2011	AustLII	15
R v Richard	[2011] NSWSC 866	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	12 Aug 2011	AustLII	47
Ollis v R	[2011] NSWCCA 155	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	14 Jul 2011	AustLII	13
Trajkovski v R	[2011] VSCA 170; (2011) 32 VR 587; (2011) 211 A Crim R 118	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	17 Jun 2011	AustLII	32
Nguyen v R	[2011] VSCA 32; (2011) 31 VR 673; (2011) 207 A Crim R 380	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	16 Feb 2011	AustLII	206
DPP (DPP) v Janson	[2011] VSCA 19; (2011) 31 VR 222; (2011) 208 A Crim R 134	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	4 Feb 2011	AustLII	26
R v Harkin	(2011) 109 SASR 334	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 2011	Legal Online / Westlaw	44
"The Fallacy of General Deterrence and the Futility of Imprisoning Offenders for Tax Fraud"	(2011) 26 (3) Australian Tax Forum 511	Australian Tax Forum	Australia	circa 2011		2
"International Cooperation, Drug Mule Sentences, and Deterrence: Preliminary Thoughts from the Cross-Border Drug Mule Survey"	(2011) 18 Southwestern Journal of International Law 189	Southwestern Journal of International Law	United States	circa 2011		1
Hili v R	[2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520; (2010) 272 ALR 465; (2010) 85 ALJR 195; 204 A Crim R 434; (2010) 78 ATR 11; (2010) 242 CR 520	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Dec 2010	AustLII	2317
Powell v Tickner	[2010] WASCA 224; (2010) 203 A Crim R 421	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	23 Nov 2010	AustLII	32
R v McGaffin	[2010] SASCFC 22; (2010) 206 A Crim R 188	Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court	Australia - South Australia	17 Aug 2010	AustLII	44
Winch v R	[2010] VSCA 141; (2010) 27 VR 658	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	17 Jun 2010	AustLII	87
Saunders v R	[2010] VSCA 93	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	15 Apr 2010	AustLII	4
Krijestorac v Western Australia	[2010] WASCA 35	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	26 Feb 2010	AustLII	64
Braslin and Cowen v Tasmania	[2010] TASCCA 1	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	28 Jan 2010	AustLII	58
R v Thach	(2010) 203 A Crim R 510		Australia	circa 2010	Legal Online / Westlaw	7
"Deterrence and Deterrability"	(2010) 48 Criminology 417	Criminology	United States	circa 2010	HeinOnline	2
WCB v R	(2010) 29 VR 483		Australia - Victoria	circa 2010	LexisNexis AU	17
R v Lui	[2009] QCA 366	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	1 Dec 2009	AustLII	8
Mather v R	[2009] NTCCA 15; (2009) 25 NTLR 152	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - Northern Territory	12 Nov 2009	AustLII	4
Clarke v R	[2009] NTCCA 5	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - Northern Territory	20 May 2009	AustLII	10
R v Jo	[2009] NTCCA 4; (2009) 24 NTLR 129	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - Northern Territory	7 May 2009	AustLII	13
International Finance Trust Co Ltd v New South Wales Crime Commission	[2009] HCA 49; (2009) 240 CLR 319; (2009) 261 ALR 220; (2009) 74 ATR 332; (2009) 84 ALJR 31; [2009] A Crim R 480	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2009	AustLII	419
"The Specific Deterrent Effect of Custodial Penalties on Juvenile Re-offending"	(2009) 132 Crime and Justice Bulletin 1	Crime and Justice Bulletin	Australia	circa 2009	Informit	2
R v MacNeil-Brown; R v Piggott	[2008] VSCA 190; (2008) 20 VR 677; (2008) 188 A Crim R 403	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	24 Sep 2008	AustLII	137
R v Koumis	[2008] VSCA 84; (2008) 18 VR 434; (2008) 184 A Crim R 421	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	22 May 2008	AustLII	70
Hedgecock v R	[2008] NTCCA 1	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - Northern Territory	18 Feb 2008	AustLII	11
Western Australia v Walley	[2008] WASCA 12	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	21 Jan 2008	AustLII	19
R v Quick; ex parte A-G (Qld)	[2006] QCA 477; (2006) 166 A Crim R 588	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	17 Nov 2006	AustLII	37
R v House	[2005] NSWCCA 88	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	17 Mar 2005	AustLII	12
"New Claims about Executions and General Deterrence: D é j à Vu All Over Again?"	(2005) 2 (2) Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 303	Journal of Empirical Legal Studies	United States	circa 2005		1
Markarian v R	(2005) 228 CLR 357		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2005	Legal Online / Westlaw	2191
DPP v Lawrence	[2004] VSCA 154; (2004) 10 VR 125	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	19 Aug 2004	AustLII	168
DPP v Zullo	[2004] VSCA 153	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	19 Aug 2004	AustLII	45
Wong v R	[2001] HCA 64; (2001) 207 CLR 584; (2001) 185 ALR 233; (2001) 76 ALJR 79; (2001) 22 Leg Rep C1	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Nov 2001	AustLII	2169
Ryan v R	[2001] HCA 21; (2001) 206 CLR 267; (2001) 179 ALR 193; (2001) 118 A Crim R 538; (2001) 22 Leg Rep C1	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 May 2001	AustLII	603
Wilkinson v Morrissey	(2000) 115 A Crim R 98		Australia	circa 2000	Legal Online / Westlaw	3
Curtis v Sidik	[1999] NTSC 135; (1999) 9 NTLR 115; (1999) 119 A Crim R 1	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory	Australia - Northern Territory	6 Dec 1999	AustLII	5
"Sentencing: The Road to Nowhere"	(1999) 21 Sydney Law Review 597	Sydney Law Review	Australia	circa 1999	AustLII	10
R v Lim & Ko	[1998] VSCA 54	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	23 Sep 1998	AustLII	15
R v Storey	[1998] 1 VR 359; (1997) 89 A Crim R 519		Australia - Victoria	circa 1998	LexisNexis AU	465
R v Downie & Dandy	[1998] 2 VR 517; (1997) 95 A Crim R 299		Australia - Victoria	circa 1998	LexisNexis AU	58
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Langridge v R	(1996) 17 WAR 346; (1996) 87 A Crim R 1		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1996	LexisNexis AU	82
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(1991) 29 Columbia Journal of Transnational Law 365	(1991) 29 Columbia Journal of Transnational Law 365	Columbia Journal of Transnational Law	United States	circa 1991	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	1
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(1988) 164 CLR 465	(1988) 164 CLR 465		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1988	Legal Online / Westlaw	2799
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R v Causby	[1984] TASRp 9; (1984) 17 A Crim R 461; [1984] Tas R 54		Australia - Tasmania	18 May 1984	AustLII	43
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Yardley v Betts	(1979) 22 SASR 108; (1979) 1 A Crim R 329	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1979	Legal Online / Westlaw	376
R v Dole	[1975] VicRp 75; [1975] VR 754		Australia - Victoria	28 Feb 1975	AustLII	34
R v Dixon	(1975) 22 ACTR 13		Australia - Australian Capital Territory	circa 1975	LexisNexis AU	31
R v Williscroft	[1975] VicRp 27; [1975] VR 292		Australia - Victoria	29 Aug 1974	AustLII	272
R v Radich	[1954] NZLR 86		New Zealand	circa 1954	LexisNexis	191
R v Withers	(1935) 25 Cr App R 53		United Kingdom	circa 1935	LexisNexis	3
Hargreaves v Chakley	[1903] ArgusLawRp 31; (1903) 9 ALR 78; (1903) 24 ALT 184	Argus Law Reports	Australia	22 Apr 1903	AustLII	6
R v Olbrich	73 ALJR 1550; 166 ALR 330; 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54		Australia	circa 1997		1795
Channon v R	20 ALR 1; (1978) 33 FLR 433		Australia	circa 1997	LexisNexis AU	187
10 VR 125	10 VR 125		Australia - Victoria	circa 1997	LexisNexis AU	4
2 European Journal on Criminal Policy & Research 201	2 European Journal on Criminal Policy & Research 201	European Journal on Criminal Policy & Research	Netherlands	circa 1997		1
1 VR 637	1 VR 637		Australia - Victoria	circa 1997	LexisNexis AU	2

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