Australia, June 18 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 19:

1. Andrew James Tanswell and George Phoenix Leilua, you both appear for sentence in relation to five principal offences of robbery in company which you committed together in the period 29 May 2023 to 15 June 2023 inclusive and which arose from five discrete incidents. Each of those incidents involved a different victim.

2. On the Court's own initiative, and pursuant to s8(a), (d) and (e) of the Court Suppression and Non-Publication Act 2010 (NSW), I make a non-publication order of the name of each of those five victims and any other matter which might identify any of them, directly or indirectly.

3. Each of those five principal offences involved a contravention of s97(1) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW).

4. The maximum penalty for each principal offence is 20 years imprisonment. There is no standard non-parole period. There is, however, a relevant guideline judgment: R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346.

5. For you, Mr Tanswell, those five principal offences (chronologically) are: H...3961, sequences 11, 3, 5, 12 and 13 (respectively, incidents 1 to 5).

6. For you, Mr Leilua, those five principal offences (chronologically) are: H...7371, sequences 13, 4, 6, 14 and 15 (also, respectively, incidents 1 to 5).

7. In addition to those (same) five principal offences, each of you has asked me to take into account, in sentencing you for three of those principal offences, matters on a relevant Form 1 of dishonestly obtain a financial advantage by deception, all of which I have certified. Those matters involve contraventions of s192E(1)(b) of the Crimes Act.

8. In your case, Mr Tanswell, the relevant principal offences are sequences 11, 3 and 12; and the relevant Form 1 matters are, respectively, sequences 2, 4 and 7.

9. In your case, Mr Leilua, the relevant principal offences are sequence 13 (the relevant Form 1 matters being sequences 2 and 3); sequence 4 (the relevant Form 1 matter being sequence 5); and sequence 14 (the relevant Form 1 matter being sequence 8).

10. Further, in your case, Mr Leilua, you have consented to me dealing with one offence on a s166 certificate. That offence is possessing ammunition without being authorised. This is sequence 9 and involves a contravention of s65(3) of the Firearms Act 1996. The maximum penalty for that offence is a fine of $5,500.00.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/196c823a4cbe0a76e1ee5d04)

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