Commissioner for Fair Trading v TAUKEIAHO & Anor
[2005] NSWSC 722
At a glance
Source factsCourt
Supreme Court of NSW
Decision date
2005-07-13
Before
Rothman J
Catchwords
- Cooperatives Act - Offences of Officers - Improper use of position for advantage - Failure to act honestly - Falling below reasonable standards - Sentence
Source
Original judgment source is linked above.
Catchwords
Judgment (21 paragraphs)
CITATION : Commissioner for Fair Trading v TAUKEIAHO & Anor [2005] NSWSC 722
DECISION : Tuilangi Taukeiaho; (a) The first defendant is guilty of a contravention of s.223 (2) of the Cooperatives Act 1992 in relation to which I impose the following sentence:; In relation to the offence being the contravention of s.223(2) of the Cooperatives Act 1992, I impose a term of imprisonment of 8 months, commencing on 20 July 2005 and concluding 19 March 2006, with a non-parole period of 4 months, the non-parole period to commence on 20 July 2005 and expire on 19 November 2005; (b) The first defendant is guilty of a contravention of s.221(2) of the Cooperatives Act 1992 in respect of which I impose the following sentence:; In relation to the offence under s.221(2) of the Cooperatives Act 1992 I sentence the first defendant to a term of imprisonment for 18 months commencing on 20 July 2005 and ending on 19 January 2007, with a non-parole period of nine months, the non-parole period to commence on 20 July 2005 and expire on 19 April 2006 at which date I direct that the prisoner be released on the usual conditions; (c) Under s.12 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, I order that execution of each such sentence be suspended for the term of the sentence; (d) I direct that the prisoner be released from custody on condition that the prisoner enter into a good behaviour bond for the term of the sentence Conditions applying during the term of the bond are as follows; (i) Appeal before the court if called upon to do so at any time; (ii) To be of good behaviour; (iii) Advise the Registrar of the Court of any change of residential address; (iv) Report to the Office of the NSW Probation and Parole Service within 48 hours; (v) Accept the supervision of and obey all reasonable directions of the NSW Probation and Parole Service during the term of the bond; (vi) Attend for personal counselling as directed or recommended by any officer of the NSW Probation and Parole Service; (vii) Such other standard conditions as required by the NSW Probation and Parole Service; Haemasi Taukeiaho; (a) I find the offence of a contravention of s.222(1) of the Cooperatives Act 1999 proved but pursuant to the provisions of s.10(b) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 and having regard to the circumstances outlined above, I am satisfied that it is expedient to release the second defendant on a good behaviour bond without proceeding to a conviction. Without proceeding to such a conviction, I order that the second defendant be released on a good behaviour bond for a period of six months from 20 July 2005; I order that the first defendant pay the costs of the Commissioner for Fair Trading, as agreed.