Section 16(3B) of the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) was intended to achieve cumulation in the absence of exceptional circumstances, not to reduce the sentence being imposed because of the principle of totality. The offender's potential liability to the Parole Board is to be taken into account as a general sentencing consideration only, and must not be used to reduce the non-parole period by the period 'owed' to the Board. An aggravating factor of offending while on parole cannot be converted into a basis for reducing the non-parole period.
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