The 'principle of parsimony' in sentencing does not require the imposition of the lowest possible sentence; there is a legitimate range of sentences 'warranted in law' under s 6(3) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW). If the principle of parsimony is taken to imply that only the minimum sentence is warranted, that language should be abandoned. Appellate intervention requires the sentence to fall outside the legitimate range, applying House v The King principles.
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