An offence under s 112(3) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) involving a home invasion with threats of violence at gunpoint but no actual violence inflicted, no serious injury and no evidence of trauma to children present, falls below mid-range objective seriousness and does not approach the worst category. The standard non-parole period of 7 years should be departed from downwards in such circumstances. Sentencing judges must undertake analysis of the constituent elements of the offence as particularised in the charge and established by the evidence, rather than characterising offending at a level of considerable generality.
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