A head sentence at the top of the agreed range for trafficking in methylamphetamine over a 52-day period is not manifestly excessive where the sentence also takes into account multiple summary offences and s 189 offences, particularly where the offender headed the trafficking enterprise and committed further offences while on bail. Marked differences in culpability and circumstances between co-offenders — including leadership role, scale of dealing, attempts to destroy evidence, and offending on bail — justify a significantly longer sentence without violating the parity principle.
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