Where a sentencing judge fails to set a parole release date as required by s 160B of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) when activating part of a suspended sentence, the error can be corrected by reopening the sentence and exercising a fresh discretion, provided the resulting sentence reflects a single exercise of discretionary judgment as required by R v Norden. The weight given to general deterrence in determining how much of a suspended sentence to activate is a matter within the sentencing judge's discretion.
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