A sentencing judge must first determine the appropriate sentence for each individual offence before considering accumulation and concurrency; working backwards from a desired aggregate non-parole period to set individual sentences is impermissible under Pearce v The Queen. The practice of impugning a sentence by comparison with sentences in other unrelated cases is neither helpful nor justified by authority.
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