The Weissensteiner principle permitting adverse inferences from an accused's silence does not apply in sexual offence cases where the prosecution case depends on acceptance of the complainant's evidence and there is no matter lying solely within the accused's knowledge requiring explanation. A non-parole period of 78% of the head sentence is not excessive where the offender lacks insight and has poor rehabilitation prospects.
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