Overview

• He pleaded guilty to 10 counts of dangerous driving causing death and nine counts causing grievous bodily harm under a plea deal that dropped manslaughter charges.
• He was sentenced in September to 32 years with a 24-year non-parole period and is not contesting his convictions on appeal.
• The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal will examine grounds arguing the length of the sentence and key factual findings were manifestly excessive.
• Judges will review a substantial bundle of victim impact statements, medical assessments and character references before the scheduled October 3 hearing.
• Victims’ families have separately launched a class action against the NSW government over alleged design flaws in the roundabout where the crash occurred.