There is no general rule that an intensive correction order is inappropriate where general deterrence is an important sentencing purpose, including for sexual offences in a family violence context. A direction on the onus of proof regarding motive to lie is not required where the defence did not directly assert a motive to lie and the issue did not feature in the addresses of counsel. A trial judge's summing up will be assessed by reference to the manner in which the defence was actually conducted, and failure to object to the summing up supports an inference that defence counsel perceived it to be fair.
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