The one-third discount under s 16G of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) for absence of remissions is an appropriate starting point but is not mandatory; a sentencing judge may moderate the discount as part of the instinctive synthesis. A non-parole period slightly exceeding 75% of the head sentence may be justified in the most serious drug importation cases where large accumulated discounts risk producing a sentence that does not adequately reflect the gravity of the offence.
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