Where a childcare worker commits child sexual offences, s 21A(5A) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 operates to exclude prior good character as a mitigating factor because the offender's good character assisted them to hold the position they abused. An aggregate sentence that exceeds the indicative sentence for the most serious individual count by only a small margin will be manifestly inadequate where it fails to reflect the total criminality of multiple offences committed over a period of months. The standard non-parole period of eight years for s 61M(2) offences must be given proper attention as a sentencing guidepost even where the sentence imposed is well below it.
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