The 'exceptional circumstances' requirement in s 27(2B) of the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) is a jurisdictional condition that arises only when a sentencing judge contemplates wholly suspending a sentence for a serious offence; it need not be addressed when a partly suspended sentence is imposed. No appeal lies against the notional sentence stated under s 6AAA; a complaint about the notional sentence or discount is properly characterised as a complaint about the weight given to one sentencing consideration, assessable only through the manifest excess standard.
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