A sentence of imprisonment for domestic violence offences may be suspended where the offender has real prospects of rehabilitation through counselling, the offences are not at the highest level of seriousness, and the sentencing court has made factual errors that may have influenced the assessment of seriousness. Factual errors by a sentencing magistrate (such as finding injuries not supported by evidence) may constitute error within House v The King warranting appellate intervention.
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