A sentencing judge must identify where in the range of objective seriousness an offence falls and give reasons for departing from the standard non-parole period, even where the offender has pleaded guilty and the standard non-parole period operates only as a reference point. A two-step approach of determining an objective sentence and then applying a discount for subjective factors is impermissible. For supply of a commercial quantity of methylamphetamine involving an ongoing enterprise with the offender as principal, the offence falls at or near the mid-range of seriousness, and a sentence must reflect that assessment by reference to the 10-year standard non-parole period.
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