A sentencing judge's erroneous reliance on a standard non-parole period that does not apply does not automatically warrant resentencing if the sentence imposed falls within the proper range of sentencing discretion. Defensive motivation for accumulating firearms does not reduce the objective seriousness of an offence under s 51D(2) of the Firearms Act 1996. The use of a knife in a public place should be regarded as an aggravating feature in sentencing for malicious wounding.
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