When both s 21E of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) and s 6AAA of the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) apply, the sentencing judge must specify the reduction for each factor separately, identify the actual combined reduction, and state the sentence that would have been imposed but for each reduction — there is no required sequence but both discounts must be transparently reflected. Only a single recognisance release order may be made under s 20(1)(b) when an offender is released forthwith. For white collar crime involving repeated dishonesty over a protracted period, instruction of innocent employees, and deception of auditors and regulators, a wholly suspended sentence is unlikely to be within the available range.
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