The parity principle does not require identical sentences for co-offenders where there are significant differences in roles, criminal histories, and mitigating circumstances. A sentence of 27 months for conspiracy to cultivate cannabis where the offender was the financier and driving force, and a total effective sentence of 6 years and 4 months for multiple drug trafficking offences involving methylamphetamine, ecstasy, cocaine, MDA and LSD, were within the available range.
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