Comparable sentences imposed under the former 10-year maximum for Commonwealth child pornography offences under ss 474.19(1) and 474.22(1) of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) are of limited assistance in determining current sentencing practices following the statutory increase of the maximum penalty to 15 years by the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences Against Children) Act 2010 (Cth). Unsuccessful DPP appeals against sentence are of little assistance in determining current sentencing practices because of the proper constraints which operate on appeals of that kind.
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