When sentencing for both State and Commonwealth offences, the sentencing judge must comply with s 19(3)(d) of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) by directing when each federal sentence commences, so that the first federal sentence commences immediately after the end of the non-parole period for State sentences. A reduction in head sentences to mitigate totality need not be reflected by a mathematically equivalent mitigation in eligibility for parole. Evidence of rehabilitation over a period as short as two months immediately preceding sentencing warrants limited weight.
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