For Commonwealth social security fraud offences attracting sentences of 3 years or less, the pre-release period under a recognizance release order is not governed by any norm of 60-66% of the head sentence. The comparable cases show pre-release periods ranging from less than one-third to 50% of the head sentence, with the variation reflecting the marked variation in facts. Fraud involving passive non-disclosure of changed circumstances is treated as less serious than fraud involving use of false identities, warranting a shorter custodial component.
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