A complainant's otherwise unexplained knowledge of an accused's distinguishing personal features (here, genital piercings and computer pornography) can provide overwhelmingly persuasive corroboration sufficient to sustain a conviction despite inconsistencies in the complainant's evidence over time. Sections 156A of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) and ss 151-152 of the Corrective Services Act 2000 (Qld) require mandatory cumulative sentencing for offences committed while on parole, and counsel and sentencing judges must be attentive to these provisions.
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