Offences under s 52(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) involving a breach of the carer-resident relationship will normally require a significant immediate term of imprisonment, with denunciation and general deterrence as the foremost sentencing considerations. A plea of guilty that facilitates conviction where the prosecution would otherwise have failed warrants substantial discount but does not displace the need for imprisonment. The Court may decline to intervene on a Crown appeal where the respondent has substantially complied with the sentence imposed, applying double jeopardy principles.
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