In sentencing repeat domestic violence offenders, specific and general deterrence, denunciation, and protection of the community are of particular importance. The objects of Division 1A of Part 15A of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) illuminate sentencing purposes for domestic violence offences. Mental illness that is drug-induced or not causally linked to the offending provides limited mitigation, and where an offender has a lengthy history of violence despite psychiatric treatment and court appearances, the psychiatric evidence may operate as much against the offender's interests as in their favour. Where multiple offences are committed against different victims, concurrency of sentence must not gloss over that feature.
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