The Queensland Court of Appeal dismissed the Attorney-General's appeal against a 12-month intensive correction order with compensation for an offence against the person, holding the sentence was not manifestly inadequate. The Court discussed the permissible role of restorative justice approaches in sentencing, including victim consultation under the Criminal Offence Victims Act 1995 and the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, while cautioning against the risk that compensation arrangements could allow offenders to effectively 'buy' a more lenient sentence. The Court declined to exercise the sentencing discretion afresh to impose a custodial sentence, finding the original sentence was within the range open to the sentencing judge in the circumstances.
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