Assistance provided to law enforcement authorities years before the commission of the subject offence and wholly unrelated to it is capable of falling within s 23(1) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, but the factors in s 23(2) — particularly the unrelated nature of the offending (s 23(2)(i)) — must be considered in determining whether any discount should be granted, not merely the quantum. Where the assistance was wholly unrelated, provided well before the subject offence, and the offender was financially rewarded, a proper exercise of discretion will ordinarily require refusal of any discount. The concepts of 'trust' and 'authority' in s 21A(2)(k) remain distinct, and breach of trust may be found as an aggravating factor even where abuse of authority is an element of the offence, though caution is required where both arise from the same facts.
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