An acquired brain injury suffered by an offender during the commission of a dangerous driving offence constitutes extra-curial punishment warranting a significantly lower than usual non-parole period, particularly where imprisonment will be harder to bear due to the injury and the offender will receive a lower standard of care in prison than in the community. The Court itself noted 'no point of principle'.
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