Mehieddine v R [2026] NSWCCA 151

Mehieddine v R [2026] NSWCCA 151 concerned an appeal against a seven-year aggregate sentence, with a four-year and eight-month non-parole period, for eight Commonwealth fraud offences involving 40,844 false Medicare claims and $2,215,351. The principal issue was whether reopening previously agreed facts, causing delay and adjournments, could justify a 20% rather than 25% guilty-plea discount, despite the corrections favouring the applicant. The Court held that the discount was open and procedural fairness had been afforded. Findings on limited insight and remorse were also available, and the sustained, sophisticated fraud justified the sentence. Leave to appeal was granted, but the appeal was dismissed.