The principle of parsimony in s 5 of the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) does not require a sentencing judge to reduce the term of imprisonment in a combined sentence by imposing more onerous CCO conditions such as unpaid community work. The omission of unpaid community work (s 48C) from the conditions listed in s 5(4C) is significant. When assessing an aggregate sentence against the maximum penalty, the relevant maximum is the aggregate of the maxima for each offence, not the maximum for a single offence.
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