Australia, May 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on April 23:
1. DAVIES J: I agree with Sweeney J.
2. SWEENEY J: Alexander Portnoy, the applicant, seeks leave to appeal against the aggregate sentence imposed upon him by Noman SC DCJ in the District Court on 17 May 2024. The applicant was sentenced for two offences of sexual intercourse without consent, contrary to s 61I of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), which each had a maximum penalty of 14 years imprisonment and a standard non-parole period of 7 years prescribed. There was a further offence of sexual touching without consent taken into account on a Form 1 when the applicant was sentenced on the first offence of sexual intercourse without...