A sentencing judge imposing a federal sentence with a non-parole period is not required to give separate reasons for the non-parole period; comprehensive reasons for the overall sentence suffice. Following the repeal of ss 16G and 19AG of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), the correct approach is to determine the appropriate sentence without reference to the repealed provisions, and it would be erroneous to simply increase previous sentence levels by a mathematical formula to account for the repeal.
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