An assertion that a sentencing judge gave insufficient weight to a particular factor is not, without more, sufficient to establish House v The King error. Where a head sentence exceeds two years, the finding necessarily excludes the possibility of an Intensive Correction Order, and no separate error arises from failure to expressly address the ICO option. A sentencing judge is not required to expressly quantify the starting point of a sentence before applying a guilty plea discount.
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