Matters of relocation and provision of a new identity following assistance to authorities arise by implication from s 23(2)(h) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 and must be considered under that provision; their additional use as special circumstances under s 44 to vary the statutory ratio may constitute impermissible double counting. Sentences for distinct drug manufacturing offences involving different drugs, processes, co-offenders and scales of operation should not be made wholly concurrent, as this fails to reflect the totality of criminality.
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