An aggregate sentence under s 53A of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) must not be used to minimise offending conduct or obscure the totality of criminality; the degree of implicit concurrence between indicative sentences must be justified and proportional to the totality of the offending. In cases of multiple sexual offences against multiple child victims, the separate harm done to each child by different criminal acts must be acknowledged in the degree of accumulation. The damage done to children who are victims of sexual assault is well known and can be assumed; victim impact statements are a proper basis for inferring substantial emotional harm under s 21A(2)(g).
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