For trafficking in MDMA (ecstasy) involving approximately 600 tablets over a two-month period by a first offender at the lower end of the supply chain who pleads guilty, a sentence of six years imprisonment is appropriate. Eight years was manifestly excessive by reference to the sentencing pattern established by R v Chan ex parte Attorney-General (1993) 67 A Crim R 545, which involved more serious offending but attracted a lower effective sentence.
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