Neither the fact that an offence was committed while on parole, even near the end of the parole period, nor the potential liability to further imprisonment on cancellation of parole constitutes, in itself and without more, an exceptional circumstance within s 16(3B) of the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic). A sentencing judge is correct under s 5(2AA)(a) of the Sentencing Act to refrain from speculating about how the Parole Board might act on cancellation of parole.
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