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Sentencing for terrorism offences THE HON. JUSTICE ROSLYN ATKINSON AO

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Page 1: Sentencing for terrorism offences · • 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;

Sentencing for terrorism offences

THE HON. JUSTICE ROSLYN ATKINSON AO

Page 2: Sentencing for terrorism offences · • 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;

R v Succarieh

Page 3: Sentencing for terrorism offences · • 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;

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

Page 4: Sentencing for terrorism offences · • 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;

Courtroom procedures• Meet with Court Security Manager

• Accommodate religious observance

• Achieve mutual respect and engagement

• Judge to take responsibility

Page 5: Sentencing for terrorism offences · • 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;

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

Page 6: Sentencing for terrorism offences · • 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;

Filming of sentencing remarks• R v Succarieh

• R v Alqudsi [2015] NSWSC 1227

• Propaganda risks

Page 7: Sentencing for terrorism offences · • 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;

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

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Conclusion