A sentence of 21 months' imprisonment (from a 25-month starting point with a 15% guilty plea discount) was imposed for aggravated perjury under s 702 of the Criminal Code 2002 (ACT), where the offender was the architect of a perjury scheme and had perjured himself on a prior occasion. General deterrence remains the dominant sentencing consideration for perjury offences. The parity principle required a slightly higher starting point than the co-offender's sentence given the offender's greater culpability as the instigator.
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