The guidance in Boulton v The Queen regarding the advantages of community correction orders over imprisonment applies to federal offences sentenced in Victorian courts. A sentence of two years' imprisonment (40% of the maximum) for falsely representing to be a Commonwealth official was manifestly excessive where the offender pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity, cooperated with police, was of good character, had made substantial reparation, and was unlikely to reoffend. A community correction order under Part 3A of the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) is available for federal offences by virtue of s 20AB(1) of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth).
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