For young adult Aboriginal offenders with profound social disadvantage, non-parole periods significantly below 50% of the head sentence may be justified where: the offender's moral culpability is reduced by social deprivation and marginalisation; the non-parole period represents a significant increase on prior detention; and the offender has not previously had the opportunity to reform through supervised parole. The considerations applicable to juvenile sentencing do not cease at the age of majority but diminish with increasing age.
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