In serious social security fraud cases, full reparation of the amount defrauded does not justify departure from a custodial sentence. The need for deterrence requires that offenders who systematically defraud the social security system over extended periods receive actual custodial sentences. A sentence allowing immediate release on recognisance for fraud of over $73,000 committed over eight years was manifestly inadequate.
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