When sentencing for Commonwealth offences in NSW, the court must exercise a separate discretion to fix the non-parole period rather than applying the NSW Sentencing Act 1989 s 5(2) formula. A non-parole period of 75% of the head sentence should be reserved for the worst class of case; the appropriate range is generally 60-66% of the head sentence.
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