A sentencing court has no obligation to make any allowance or reduction in sentence for time spent on home detention bail; it is a matter within the sentencing judge's discretion. Where home detention bail has been interrupted by returns to custody for parole breaches or unrelated offending, this is a relevant factor supporting a decision not to give credit. A sentencing judge's misunderstanding of the precise duration of home detention bail will not ground appellate interference where it is not a matter of substance or materiality.
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