Following the repeal of s 16G of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), the sentencing range for couriers of mid-level traffickable quantities of drugs is higher than the six to nine year range stated in R v Wong; R v Leung, because sentencing courts are no longer directed to make a downward adjustment for the absence of remissions. Psychiatric evidence based on a history given by an offender who does not give evidence at the sentencing proceedings may properly be given reduced weight.
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