General deterrence is of special importance in sentencing for offences under the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 (Cth). The power to correct errors in recognizance release orders under s 19AH of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) is conferred on the sentencing court, not the Court of Criminal Appeal. The proposition that incompetent legal advice leading an offender to adopt a course of action against their interests can ground an appeal against an otherwise appropriate sentence is a far-reaching and novel proposition that the court found difficult to accept.
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