The general sentencing principles applicable to possession of child pornography under the former s 60(4) of the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1996 (WA) apply to the offence of distributing child exploitation material under s 219(2) of the Criminal Code (WA), and immediate imprisonment will ordinarily be imposed. Good antecedents carry diminished weight in this category of offending given the need for general deterrence. Distribution to an adult rather than a child is not mitigatory.
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