A sentence of three years imprisonment with release after nine months is within the appropriate range for Centrelink fraud totalling approximately $20,000 involving the use of a false name, where the offender has prior dishonesty convictions, was on probation during the offending, entered a late guilty plea, and made only partial restitution. Obtaining benefits in a false name represents greater criminality than merely failing to disclose changes in circumstances.
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