When taking a Form 1 offence into account on sentence, the sentencing judge must impose a sentence that appropriately reflects the totality of the criminality, and a serious Form 1 offence (here, supply of 700g of heroin) cannot be accounted for by only a 'little' increase to the head sentence. Prior offences dismissed under s 556A of the Crimes Act may properly be disregarded in treating an offender as a person of good character.
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