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Traffic offence cases Court file: 2025/00463929 Court: Liverpool Local Court Date: 28 January 2026 Charge: Drive whilst licence suspended – 1st offence  Max penalty: 6 months imprisonment and/or $3300 fine.  Plea: guilty  Prior record: no prior criminal record, traffic record over 40 years of driving. No history of similar type of offences.  Outcome: Conditional Release

Heavy Vehicle – Fatigue management outcomes: Case number: 2025/00372320 Court: Downing Centre Local Court Date: 11 November 2025 Charge: two-up driver rest less than standard minimum rest – critical  Maximum penalty: $19960   Defendant type: driver  Plea: guilty  Outcome: fine: $1000.00   Case number: 2025/0037179 Court: Liverpool Local Court Date: 6 February 2026 Charge: 2 x

Heavy Vehicle – Overmass case outcomes: Case number: 2025/00333669 Court: Parramatta Local Court Date: 17 November 2025 Charge: permit another to use heavy vehicle not comply with mass requirement – severe (s.96(1)(c) HVNL.  Maximum penalty: $75,100  Defendant type: corporation  Plea: guilty  Outcome: fine: $7,500   Case number: 2025/00356061; 2025/00356062; 2025/00356063; 2025/00346534 Court: Liverpool Local Court

Read full details here: https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/1730d1e31be123d4b1dc8047 Medium Neutral Citation: R v Duke [2020] NSWDC 341 Hearing dates: 03 June 2020 Date of orders: 03 June 2020 Decision date: 03 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 4 years 8 months with a non-parole period of 2 years 8 months

Read full details here: https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/1754d8e5d2973d47e048eaa1 Medium Neutral Citation: R v Flood [2020] NSWDC 626 Hearing dates: 07 April 2020 Date of orders: 07 April 2020 Decision date: 07 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Community Corrections Order for a period of 3 years Catchwords: CRIME — Sexual offences — Indecent assault SENTENCING

Read full details here: https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/59bf2021e4b058596cbaa706 Medium Neutral Citation: R v Zanker (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1254 Hearing dates: 14 September 2017 Date of orders: 14 September 2017 Decision date: 14 September 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Fagan J Decision: Sentenced for accessory before the fact to murder to a term of imprisonment of 12 years

Read full details here: https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/5cabdf3ce4b0196eea405c48 Medium Neutral Citation: R v Jonathan Anthony Deane [2019] NSWDC 109 Hearing dates: 25 March 2019 Decision date: 28 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Full time custodial sentence. For orders see [60] Catchwords: Sexual intercourse without consent Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act

Read full details here: https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/5c93f8fce4b0196eea4055a4 Medium Neutral Citation: R v David Keith Green [2019] NSWDC 66 Hearing dates: 13 March 2019 Decision date: 21 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Full-time custodial sentence. For orders see [44] Catchwords: Arson; Bugmy principles applied Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1995

Read full details here: https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/5cabdfb8e4b0196eea405c4f Medium Neutral Citation: Mitchell Cosh v R [2019] NSWDC 110 Hearing dates: 26 March 2019 Decision date: 28 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: Self-defence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: Charara v R [2006] NSWCCA 244 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mitchell Cosh

Read full details here: https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/5d54e7d0e4b0c3247d7111ef Medium Neutral Citation: R v Minkley [2019] NSWDC 422 Hearing dates: 26 July 2019 Date of orders: 09 August 2019 Decision date: 09 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Weber SC DCJ Decision: (1) The offender is convicted of each count set forth in the indictment. (2) The offender is sentenced