Conspiracy to hack a government computer network, involving premeditation, sophistication, abuse of trust and motivation by commercial advantage, warrants immediate imprisonment even where the conspiracy was abandoned before completion and no actual loss or damage resulted. The three-step process for considering forthwith release under s 20(1)(b) of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), as stated in [name withheld], was applied. No established sentencing pattern exists for offences under s 477.2(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth).
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