When imposing an aggregate sentence under s 53A of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), the indicative sentence for each count must reflect the discount for a guilty plea as required by s 53A(2)(b); failure to do so is error, though it will not necessarily vitiate the aggregate sentence unless shown to be material to the outcome. For historical sexual offences committed in 1989-1990, sentencing standards at that time were significantly lower than current standards, and the obligation under R v MJR to sentence in accordance with those historical standards must be faithfully applied.
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