Where accumulation of sentences results in an effective non-parole period exceeding 75% of the aggregate sentence, and the sentencing judge fails to articulate reasons for not finding special circumstances, an appellate court may infer the practical effect of accumulation was overlooked. The risk of institutionalisation from lengthy continuous custody remains a basis for finding special circumstances even where the offender has entrenched recidivism and serious reoffending.
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