An informer's discount under s 21E of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) cannot result in the complete elimination of actual custody where the offender played a central role in the offending and there is no significant personal safety risk. The principle that appellate courts are reluctant to impose short custodial sentences on Crown appeals does not apply where the original sentence was manifestly inadequate and required the offender to do nothing more than enter a recognizance.
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