Actual imprisonment may be ordered for internet procurement offences under s 218A of the Criminal Code 1899 (Qld) even where the offender did not attempt to arrange a face-to-face meeting with the believed child. The display of real-time indecent images via webcam is a more serious aggravating feature than the sending of still photographs. The failure to obtain counselling prior to sentencing is relevant to the s 9(6) assessment of the risk of re-offending.
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