A representative count enables the offence to be seen in its full circumstantial context, and the representative character of counts may be relevant to sentencing for multiple purposes including assessment of criminality, victim impact, specific and general deterrence, judicial denunciation, and rehabilitation prospects, provided the sentence relates only to the specific offence charged and avoids double punishment. A total effective sentence of 26 years with a 20-year non-parole period was upheld for a prolonged, premeditated sexual assault involving six representative counts of rape at the extreme edge of gravity.
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