When a court takes Form 1 offences into account under Division 3 Part 3 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, the sentence for the principal offence may exceed the sentencing range that would otherwise apply to the principal offence alone. The only upper limit is the statutory maximum penalty for the principal offence under s 33(3), together with the principle of totality. There is no requirement of proportionality or relativity between the sentence and the objective seriousness of the principal offence standing alone.
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