An offender's belief that they will be able to rectify a fraud or misappropriation before being caught is a common feature of such offending and is not entitled to substantial weight in the sentencing exercise. General deterrence is entitled to considerable weight in white-collar crimes involving breach of trust. The past practice of imposing a heavy head sentence but light non-parole period for white-collar offenders (R v Corbett) may no longer be followed in NSW.
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