sentencing for terrorism offences · • r v elomar (unreported, new south wales district court,...
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Sentencing for terrorism offences
THE HON. JUSTICE ROSLYN ATKINSON AO
R v Succarieh
Sentencing of Succarieh• R v Alqudsi [2016] NSWSC 1227
• R v Elomar (Unreported, New South Wales District Court, Hock DCJ, 1 July 2016)
• R v Mohamed [2016] VSC 581
• R v Succarieh; R v Succarieh; Ex parte Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [2017] QCA 85
Courtroom procedures• Meet with Court Security Manager
• Accommodate religious observance
• Achieve mutual respect and engagement
• Judge to take responsibility
Useful resources• Equal Treatment Bench Book (Supreme
Court of Queensland) -https://www.sclqld.org.au/benchbooks/
• Explanatory Note on the Judicial Process and Participation of Muslims (Australian National Imams Council) –http://www.anic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Explanatory-Note-on-the-Judicial-Process-and-Muslims.pdf
Filming of sentencing remarks• R v Succarieh
• R v Alqudsi [2015] NSWSC 1227
• Propaganda risks
Consistency in Commonwealth sentencing• Commonwealth Director
of Public Prosecutions v Besim [2017] VSCA 158
• Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v MHK [2017] VSCA 157
• Lodhi v The Queen (2007) 179 A Crim R 470
Conclusion