The [name withheld] principles regarding an Aboriginal offender's deprived background do not require a different sentencing outcome where the sentencing judge has already taken the offender's background into account and the evidence does not connect the deprived background to the specific offence beyond what was already considered. The objective seriousness of the offence and community protection may override any mitigation from the offender's background.
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