The totality principle requires the total effective sentence to bear a proper relationship to the overall criminality involved in all offences, viewed in their entirety and having regard to the circumstances of the case including those referable to the offender personally. Where s 125 of the Young Offenders Act 1994 (WA) is enlivened, the sentencing court must give primary consideration to community protection, which may justify a substantial total effective sentence notwithstanding the offender's youth and mitigating personal circumstances.
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