A bald assertion by an offender that they are aware of the source of their offending and plan to address it, without evidence of actual attempts to do so, is insufficient to point positively towards the appropriateness of parole under s 89 of the Sentencing Act 1995 (WA). After fixing a sentence, the severity or lenience of the sentence can be relevant to the question of parole eligibility without constituting an irrelevant consideration.
The full text is available to signed-in members, including the 12 later cases that cite this judgment.
1 of the 12 citing cases carry a classified treatment. How each court treated it is available to signed-in members.