Potential delays in obtaining parole due to an offender's own criminal history and non-compliance with supervisory orders do not warrant a reduction in the head sentence. Where s 156A of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) requires cumulative service but the sentencing judge was not alerted to its application, the appellate court will correct the error without exercising its sentencing discretion afresh if the error is immaterial.
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