Where a conviction for trafficking in a drug of dependence is based on possession for sale of cultivated plants, and a separate conviction for cultivation is based on the same acts, s 51(1) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 prohibits punishment on both counts. A sentence of 18 months' imprisonment for theft of electricity associated with a cannabis cultivation operation is outside the appropriate range; six months is appropriate in such circumstances.
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