A sentence for supply of a commercial quantity of ecstasy under s 25(2) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 that imposes a non-parole period of only 12 months is manifestly inadequate even for an offender barely 18 years of age, but the CCA may exercise its residual discretion not to intervene where the respondent has been released from custody and the limited increase available on a Crown appeal would impose an undue burden.
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