A sentencing judge may lawfully fix a parole release date on the last day of a sentence under s 160G of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld), and is not required to give separate reasons for the choice of that mechanism as distinct from reasons for the period of actual custody imposed. The principle in R v Kitson requiring reasons for a parole release date significantly beyond the midpoint does not apply where the judge's approach is to determine the appropriate period of actual custody and impose that as the sentence.
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