An allowance for time spent in a residential rehabilitation program does not depend entirely on whether the program was productive; the rationale is the restriction on the offender's liberty during the program. An allowance of approximately 50% of the time spent (consistent with R v Douglas) is appropriate, subject to the constraint in s 6(3) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 that the sentence must still reflect the objective seriousness of the offence.
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