Sentences imposed under the former Customs Act 1901 (Cth) importation provisions are appropriately comparable to sentences under s 307.2 of the Criminal Code 1995 (Cth), as the concept of suspicion falling short of actual knowledge under the former provisions is not significantly different from the recklessness element under s 307.2. For importation of approximately 667g of pure heroin by a courier who was reckless as to the nature of the substance, a sentence of 11 years with a 6.5-year non-parole period (55% of head sentence) was within range following trial.
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