Past sentences for attempted murder do not establish a benchmark or ceiling, particularly where the maximum penalty has been successively increased by Parliament. A sentence of 14 years for a premeditated, brutal attempted murder is within range where the maximum is 25 years. There is no rule requiring the non-parole period to be any particular proportion of the head sentence.
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