A sentence of six years imprisonment for sustained fraud by a body corporate chairperson involving over $550,000 taken over approximately two years, used for personal purposes including property purchase, with no remorse or insight, was within the proper exercise of the sentencing discretion. The most relevant sentencing factors for fraud offences are the amount taken, the length of the offending period, the number of offences, and remorse or lack thereof.
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