Section 148(1) of the Juvenile Justice Act 1992 (Qld), which prohibits admission of juvenile offences where no conviction was recorded, applies only to offences committed in Queensland and does not extend to interstate juvenile offences. However, sentencing courts should have regard to equivalent protections in other jurisdictions as a matter of judicial comity. A sentence of 10 years imprisonment for manslaughter involving an unprovoked fatal assault on a defenceless victim in a public place, by an offender with a history of alcohol-fuelled violence, is within the proper sentencing range.
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