When sentencing for standard non-parole period offences, a judge must identify with precision the extent to which the offence departs from the mid-range of objective seriousness, not merely state that it falls above or below the range. Failure to do so is an error of process that increases the risk of the sentencing discretion miscarrying. The objective seriousness of drug supply offences is not determined solely by the offender's position in the trafficking hierarchy but also by the quantity of drugs and level of organisational sophistication.
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