Albury man placed on court order, gets fined for refusing to help cop investigation

Jayden Nuku's sentencing on the charge had been delayed for several weeks to allow for the finalisation of a severity appeal.

That appeal, before the District Court in Albury, resulted in his term of 30 months, with a minimum of 20, being reduced to 14 and nine months respectively.

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He was convicted and fined $1300 in Albury Local Court on Wednesday, March 22, on the charge of owner not disclose identity of driver or passenger.

Nuku, 30, was also convicted and placed on a 12-month community corrections order.

Defence lawyer Hannah Straughan said that until he recently began re-offending, Nuku had nothing on his record since 2012.

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Ms Straughan said since he went into custody, Nuku had been referred to various drug rehabilitation programs but so far a bed had not become available.

He is due to be released on parole, over his unrelated offending from August, on May 23.

Nuku received his 30-month term from relieving magistrate Roger Prowse on January 19, on charges including police pursuit and contravention of an apprehended violence order.

A severity appeal before Judge Sean Grant resulted in his re-sentencing to the briefer term on March 15.

Nuku had broken an apprehended violence order by phoning his partner 67 times in three days and later led police on a 130km/h chase down Wagga Road.

It was after his arrest on these matters on August 24 that he was asked about the incident on May 21 where a utility owned by Nuku reached speeds of up to 100km/h in a 60km/h zone.

He denied being the driver.

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