Significant differences in rehabilitation prospects between co-offenders can justify substantial disparity in sentences without offending the parity principle. Assistance to police that is vague in nature and provided only at sentencing (27 months after arrest) may properly be characterised as 'too little, too late' and attract no discount under s 36 of the Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 (ACT).
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