Planning may be taken into account as a factor affecting the relative seriousness of an offence under s 21A(1)(c) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, even where the conduct does not meet the threshold for 'planned or organised' under s 21A(2)(n). A sentencing judge has a wide discretion as to the weight to be given to delay, and where there is no evidence that the offender actually experienced anxiety about the prospect of future punishment, the judge is entitled to limit the weight given to that aspect of delay.
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