Where a sentencing judge sets a parole release date beyond one-third of the head sentence in a case involving a plea of guilty, the sentencing remarks must explain the reasoning; failure to do so is appealable error. Whether a drug is Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 under the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 (Qld) is not a 'circumstance of aggravation' required to be charged in the indictment under s 564(2) of the Criminal Code (Qld).
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