The sentencing range for attempted murder in Queensland is 10 to 17 years. A sentence of 12 years for a premeditated shooting of a former spouse, where murder was only prevented by bystander intervention, is at the lower end of the range even with significant mitigating factors including depression, age, plea of guilty, and remorse. A plea of guilty carries reduced mitigating weight where the applicant could hardly have contested responsibility.
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