The prospect of deportation under s 501(3A) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) remains too speculative to be taken into account in mitigation of sentence where the outcome of a s 501CA(4) revocation application cannot be predicted. Late and unfruitful cooperation in locating a body warrants only modest sentencing credit. Where co-offenders have markedly different levels of culpability, significant disparity in parole eligibility dates does not necessarily give rise to a justifiable sense of grievance.
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