The standard non-parole period must be taken into account as a benchmark even where the offence falls below the mid-range of objective seriousness. Counsel for the offender, as well as the Crown, has an obligation to inform the sentencing court of the existence of a standard non-parole period. Supervening circumstances such as acceptance into a Drug Court program may warrant a restrained intervention on a Crown appeal even where the original sentence is manifestly inadequate. Section 54B(3), in referring to reasons 'referred to in s 21A', incorporates all matters within s 21A(1) including general sentencing principles, rendering the limitation effectively meaningless.
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