17 h, apr 18, 2016 y - AUSTRALIAN TRIAL Amber Heard Court Verdict & Sentence

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In the course of her sentencing remarks, Ms Callaghan said this,

‘at the time of Ms Heard’s departure for Australia in April 2015, Ms Heard was unaware the documentation for the dogs’ importation into Australia had not been completed. She relied on staff to organise this, along with other travel arrangements. Just prior to Ms Heard leaving for Australia, her assistant, one of the staff responsible for that documentation had been dismissed from her employment in acrimonious circumstances [This was a reference to Ms James]. There were difficulties associated with this, and that had repercussions on the preparation of the documentation concerning the importation of the dogs. Further to this, Ms Heard had a belief that, at the time of arriving - that the form she filled out did not cover her pets. She believed the relevant paperwork had been completed for the dogs and provided to the Australian authorities separately. I accept that she did not deliberately set out to deceive the Australian authorities. I
also accept that it’s not a question of a person believing she’s above the law.
In pleading guilty, she accepts responsibility for the offence. Her actions indicate that she is truly remorseful for incorrectly filling out that form. ...
First of all, I say at the outset that this is not a trivial offence. Ms Heard comes before the court without any criminal history. References provided speak of her generosity and kindness as I’ve already spoken about. She’s employed as an actor, and this requires a great deal of international travel. Sometimes she travels with her dogs, sometimes not. She’s always complied with the various rules and regulations concerning such travel ...
There’s genuine remorse and a high degree of cooperation. Ms Heard has returned to this country to have the matter dealt with, and her and her husband have provided a video with regards to not making a false declaration. This video no doubt will be quite useful for the department.’

SOURCE:
UK Court Documents:
- Judgement pp31-32 para 124
- Kevin Murphy Witness Statement 02
- Trial Transcript Day 13

US VA Court Documents:
- UNOFFICIAL Transcript of Johnny Depp Audio 397 [Extract]
- Johnny Depp Exhibit 113 [UNPUBLISHED]
- Johnny Depp Exhibit 114 Trial Transcript

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