There is no power under the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) to suspend an aggregate sentence imposed under s 53A, because Part 4 (which includes s 53A) does not apply to sentences suspended under s 12 by virtue of s 12(3). A sentencing court must impose a discrete sentence for each offence in the absence of statutory authority to the contrary. A separate quantified discount for remorse (as distinct from the utilitarian value of a guilty plea) is impermissible. In sentencing for child sex offences committed by a juvenile, the strong subjective case of the offender must not be allowed to dominate to the point of becoming determinative of the sentence, to the exclusion of denunciation and recognition of harm to the victim.
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