A sentencing judge is entitled to give only limited weight to evidence of remorse adduced through psychologists' reports and third-party statements where the offender does not give sworn evidence, but there is no rule that sworn evidence is a precondition to a finding of remorse. The Qutami caution regarding untested hearsay statements applies to Commonwealth offences under s 16A(2)(f) of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) notwithstanding the different statutory language from s 21A(3)(i) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW). A non-parole period falling within the 60-66% range does not, without more, give rise to an inference that the sentencing judge applied an impermissible 'norm'.
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