Where breach of trust is relied upon as an aggravating circumstance in sentencing for sexual offences against children, the sentencing judge must not also diminish the mitigatory weight of the offender's previous good character on the basis that good character facilitated the offending, as this constitutes double punishment. Unpaid community work conditions on CCOs may be removed where the offender resides interstate and the condition cannot be transferred under the Community-Based Sentences (Transfer) Act 2012.
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