Australia, July 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement:
1. LEEMING JA: I agree with Mitchelmore JA.
2. MITCHELMORE JA: On 26 June 2023, the applicant, Guy Spillane, was convicted in the Local Court on the charge of carrying out a sexual act towards another person without consent contrary to s 61KE of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and was sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order. He brought an appeal from that conviction and sentence in the District Court pursuant to s 11 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW). On 31 May 2024, Judge Shead dismissed the conviction appeal. The applicant's appeal against the severity of his sentence was ultimately withdrawn, and the orders of t...