A sentence of 9 years imprisonment (with 4½ year non-parole period) for organised fraud on the Commonwealth involving over 300 false tax returns, $600,000 defrauded over 3 years, and gross breaches of trust, is within the appropriate discretionary range and toward its upper end. A late guilty plea in the face of overwhelming evidence, and involuntary forfeiture of assets pursuant to statutory process (as opposed to voluntary repayment), carry limited mitigating weight.
The full text is available to signed-in members, including the 7 later cases that cite this judgment.