Where cumulative sentences for schedule offences total or exceed ten years, the 80 per cent parole eligibility rule applies to the total, and a sentencing court's intention regarding earlier parole eligibility may be given effect by reducing an individual sentence to bring the total below the ten-year threshold. The case also provides a sentencing reference point for torture offences involving prolonged captivity, violence and degradation, and for digital rape offences.
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