A sentence of four years and six months for contumacious contempt (repeated refusal to be examined under the Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990) is not manifestly excessive where the contempt is committed in the context of serious drug crime, the contemnor has been convicted of contempt on a prior occasion, and the sentencing judge has properly considered totality and the offender's medical condition.
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