Following Muldrock, the standard non-parole period remains a relevant guidepost in sentencing for Division 1A offences, and a non-parole period representing half the standard non-parole period requires a powerful subjective case to justify such departure. The residual discretion on Crown appeals may be exercised where the manifest inadequacy is not gross and the respondent has made significant rehabilitative progress in custody.
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