Australia, May 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on April 23:
1. WARD P: I agree with Yehia J.
2. YEHIA J: By Notice of Appeal filed on 8 November 2024, the applicant seeks leave to appeal the sentence of imprisonment imposed upon him by Hunt DCJ (the sentencing judge) in the District Court of New South Wales at Sydney on 9 November 2023. The applicant was sentenced for an offence of import a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug, namely, 235.848 kg of pure methamphetamine, contrary to s 307.1(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth). The applicant requested the Court to take into account, pursuant to s 16BA(1) of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) (Crimes Act), an offence of attempt to possess ...