A sentence of immediate imprisonment will ordinarily be imposed for manufacturing methylamphetamine, and a pre-sentence order under s 33A(3)(c) of the Sentencing Act 1995 (WA) is not available where the seriousness of the offence, the circumstances of offending, the prevalence of the offence, and the offender's antecedents make immediate imprisonment the only appropriate sentencing option. Cooperation with police and personal circumstances such as impending fatherhood may be insufficient to displace the ordinary sentencing range for serious drug manufacturing offences.
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