A sentencing judge is not obliged to give reasons for not imposing the maximum 25% discount under s 9AA of the Sentencing Act 1995 (WA), even where the offender pleaded guilty at the first reasonable opportunity. The strength of the prosecution case remains a relevant consideration in fixing the quantum of the s 9AA discount. A sentence of 4 years 6 months' imprisonment (after 20% discount) for dangerous driving occasioning death involving deliberate dangerous driving while intoxicated, with a BAC of 0.110%, in an overloaded vehicle with unrestrained passengers, was within the range of a sound sentencing discretion.
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