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Mr Nitu was convicted on his plea of guilty to an offence against s 232A(1) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) that he facilitated the bringing or coming to Australia of a group of five or more people who were non-citizens and who travelled to Australia without visas that were in effect, and he did so recklessly as to whether those people had a lawful right to come to Australia.
Primary Judgment
DC842/11 (No citation)
03 Nov 2011
Mr Nitu was sentenced to the mandatory minimum penalty of five years imprisonment with a non-parole period of three years.
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2012] QCA 224 [2013] 1 Qd R 459; (2012) 269 FLR 216; (2013) 222 A Crim R 246
24 Aug 2012
Appeal against conviction dismissed. Mr Nitu challenged the constitutionality of the mandatory sentencing provision in s 233 Migration Act 1958. Application for leave to appeal against sentence refused: Holmes JA, Fraser JA, A Lyons J.
Appeal Status
Appeal Determined (QCA)
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