Where multiple sexual offences arise from a single, unbroken course of closely related conduct involving one victim over a very short period, cumulative sentences will ordinarily be erroneous and substantial concurrency is required. The 'one transaction rule' applies to sexual offences in the same way as other offences. Where different guilty plea discount rates apply under s 10C due to timing of pleas, a sentencing judge may still ultimately employ s 18A to impose a single penalty after first calculating the discounted sentences separately.
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