The deprived background of an Aboriginal offender, including childhood sexual and physical abuse, is a mitigating factor going to moral culpability, but its weight must be balanced against the gravity of the offence and other sentencing purposes including deterrence and protection of society. A sentencing judge is not required to make an express finding as to rehabilitative prospects under s 9(6)(f) of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld); it is sufficient that the sentencing remarks demonstrate the factor was weighed.
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