For non-principal offenders convicted of knowingly taking part in the cultivation of a commercial quantity of cannabis plants under s 23(2)(a) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), an undiscounted head sentence of 8 years exceeds the range supported by comparable CCA authority, even where the overall enterprise involved crops valued at $40 million. An undiscounted head sentence of 6 years was appropriate where the offender's participation was limited to one of three crop parcels.
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