The case applies the established test for extension of time to appeal against sentence under s 671(3) Criminal Code 1899 (Qld), requiring a sound explanation for delay and demonstration that it is in the interests of justice to grant the extension. The exercise of discounting cumulative head sentences and setting parole eligibility and non-parole periods when sentencing for both Queensland and Commonwealth offences is not purely a mathematical exercise.
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