Where an offender's psychiatric condition is causally connected to the offending, the sentencing judge is entitled to regard general deterrence as a minor factor, even where the offender knew the conduct was wrong. The decision confirms that where a sentencing judge reaches an appropriate total sentence, there is no obligation to partially accumulate sentences, and the omission to do so does not offend Pearce v The Queen. Substantial voluntary repayment reducing the actual loss is a legitimate mitigating factor independent of any question of sacrifice.
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