The impact on an offender's family resulting from cooperation with authorities is a distinct mitigating consideration that is not subject to the 'exceptional circumstances' threshold applicable to the general impact of a sentence on the offender's family under s 16A(2)(p) of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth). Where separate discounts for plea and assistance are specified, the discount for assistance is applied to the balance of the sentence after the plea discount, not added cumulatively. The value of a guilty plea discount may be significantly diminished by a disputed facts hearing in which the offender gives dishonest evidence.
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