The R v Todd principles (approved by the High Court in Mill v R) require sentencing judges to give weight to the passage of time between offence and sentence, the progress of rehabilitation, and the impact of a late return to custody, even in cases of serious child sexual assault. These factors may constitute special circumstances warranting a shorter non-parole period, even where the overall head sentence is justified by the objective gravity of the offences.
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