R v CAPLIKAS No. SCCRM-02-184 [2002] SASC 258 (24 October 2002)

Criminal Law (Sentencing) Act 1988 s 18A, referred to.

R v Wong [2001] HCA 64; (2002) 185 ALR 233;

R v Williscroft [1975] VicRp 27; [1975] VR 292;

AB v R [1999] HCA 46; (1999) 198 CLR 111;

R v Powell (2001) 81 SASC 9;

R v Place [2002] SASC 101; (2002) 81 SASR 395;

R v Thomson [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383;

R v Cameron (2002) 187 ALR 65;

R v Knight (1981) 26 SASR 573;

R v Rossi (1988) 142 LSJS 451;

Mill v The Queen [1988] HCA 70; (1988) 166 CLR 59;

Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26; (1997) 189 CLR 295;

R v Major [1998] SASC 7089; (1998) 70 SASR 488;

R v Osenkowski (1982) 30 SASR 212;

The Queen v Wilton (1981) 28 SASR 362;

Everett v The Queen [1994] HCA 49; (1994) 181 CLR 295;

Griffiths v The Queen (1976-1977) 137 CLR 293;

Police v Cadd [1997] SASC 6187; (1997) 69 SASR 150;

Dinsdale v R [2000] HCA 54; (2000) 74 ALJR 1538;

Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465;

R v Newton [2002] SASC 36;

R v Symonds [1999] SASC 217;

Mill v The Queen [1988] HCA 70; (1988) 166 CLR 59;

Kelly v The Queen [1992] FCA 7; (1992) 33 FCR 536;

R v Holder [1983] 3 NSWLR 245, considered.

"111 In our opinion this Court should exercise the power contained in s 18A of the Sentencing Act to fix a single penalty in respect of all offending. However, in order to arrive at that single penalty, it is appropriate to have regard to the individual sentences that would have been fixed if the power in s 18A did not exist. Ultimately, the question of totality must be addressed. In order to reach the point of considering totality, the preferred approach is to determine the appropriate sentences for the individual offences and to decide whether, totality aside, the circumstances would ordinarily require those sentences to be concurrent or cumulative. In the absence of s 18A, after taking into account totality and determining the appropriate total period to be served, that period could be achieved by making the sentences wholly or partially concurrent: Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; (1998) 194 CLR 610; Director of Public Prosecutions v Grabovac [1998] 1 VR 664 at 676-681.

(2002) 185 ALR 233

(1999) 198 CLR 111

(2002) 81 SASR 395

(2000) 49 NSWLR 383

(2002) 187 ALR 65

(1981) 26 SASR 573

(1988) 166 CLR 59

(1997) 189 CLR 295

(1998) 70 SASR 488

(1982) 30 SASR 212

(1981) 28 SASR 362

(1994) 181 CLR 295

(1997) 69 SASR 150

(2000) 74 ALJR 1538

(1988) 164 CLR 465

(1992) 33 FCR 536

(1998) 194 CLR 610

(2002) 81 SASR 8

R v CAPLIKAS No. SCCRM-02-184 [2002] SASC 258

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R v CAPLIKAS No. SCCRM-02-184 [2002] SASC 258 (24 October 2002)